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For moms striving for better work-life balance, COVID-19 upset the scales

For moms striving for better work-life balance, COVID-19 upset the scales

The gender wage gap and the division of household labor were unequal before the pandemic. With schools, summer camps and care facilities either being closed or operating at limited capacity, more women are seeing extra responsibilities added back onto their plates.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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How the coronavirus could widen the gender wage gap

How the coronavirus could widen the gender wage gap

Women have slowly made economic gains over the last half-century, and the gender wage gap is as narrow as it has ever been. But the coronavirus could reverse those gains, and motherhood is a big reason.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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The Monday economic report and how it’s going for fitness centers

The Monday economic report and how it’s going for fitness centers

Workout routines either came to a halt or drastically changed at the start of the pandemic, when state officials ordered fitness centers and gyms to close along with other businesses. Many gyms have now reopened, so how’s it going?
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Nearly $1.4 billion in coronavirus relief payments sent to dead people

Nearly $1.4 billion in coronavirus relief payments sent to dead people

The improper payments happened due to confusion over whether dead people should receive the payments from the IRS, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.
by Tim Mak

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New lawsuit targets Minnesota's copper-nickel mining rules

New lawsuit targets Minnesota's copper-nickel mining rules

The rules, written in 1993, should be updated to ban mining in the same watershed as the BWCAW, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters said.

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St. Paul council leans toward approving tenant protections this summer

St. Paul council leans toward approving tenant protections this summer

With financial pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic mounting for many Minnesota families, the St. Paul City Council is considering new tenant protections.
by Nina Moini

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Growing hunger projected across Minnesota

Growing hunger projected across Minnesota

An analysis of economic data has food relief organizations projecting a 65 percent increase in demand at food shelves across Minnesota.
by Dan Gunderson

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