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Free money for all? Mayors hope local tests bring big change
Dozens of cities and counties and the state of California are experimenting with giving some low-income residents a guaranteed income of $500 to $1,000 each month to do with as they please, and tracking what happens.
Farmers say widening drought now threatening livestock
The drought in Minnesota is getting worse. Gov. Tim Walz told farmers Thursday he’s working with state and federal agencies to help meet their most pressing needs.
72% of Minnesota is now in severe drought
The hot, mostly dry conditions forecast through the end of July provide no relief to the dire situation. Water levels are low in many lakes and rivers throughout Minnesota, including at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, millennials had been dubbed the “unluckiest generation” by some economists. The pandemic may have set them back even further. Guest host Nina Moini talked with two economists and the vice president of a young professionals network about millennials in the workplace.