Business and Economic News

Trump order gives Minnesota taconite plants more time to cut mercury pollution
After years of delay, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a rule last year requiring Minnesota’s taconite industry to cut its mercury emissions. Now the Trump administration is giving facilities at least two more years to comply.
How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era
“It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission,” says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.
CBS will end ’The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ next year
Colbert confirmed the cancellation during a show taping on Thursday. CBS said the move was “purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night.”
'Tough choices ahead' at MPR, APM after Senate approves public media cuts
A bill cutting $1.1 billion from public media stations across the country passed the Senate and heads to the House, where it is likely to pass. The cuts would widen the budget gap to $6 million at American Public Media, which runs MPR.
Turning pain into progress: The Groundbreak Coalition’s work to close the racial wealth gap
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the Minnesota leaders behind the Groundbreak Coalition — a multibillion-dollar plan to close the racial wealth gap by rethinking how we invest in homes, businesses, and communities. 
Minnesota Farmfest leader, innovator and founding father dies at 88
Marlyn Buss, who is considered the founding father of Minnesota Farmfest, died on Friday at 88 in Lake Crystal on what would have been his 55th wedding anniversary. He restarted and expanded the annual exhibition of farm equipment and agricultural products, turning it into a place when rural Minnesotans could come together to make connections and discuss agricultural policy, as well as for entertainment.