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A bitter harvest for sugar beet farmers

A bitter harvest for sugar beet farmers

It’s been a tough harvest for every crop grown in the region. Farmers fought through mud to harvest crops during a wet fall, and this year’s sugar beet losses come on top of several years of low crop prices and an ongoing trade war with China.
by Dan Gunderson

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MN jobless rate steady at 3.2 percent in October

MN jobless rate steady at 3.2 percent in October

The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was better than the national average. One-year job growth, however, was significantly slower in Minnesota than the U.S., according to data released Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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Recycling leaders look to expand glass markets in Minnesota

Recycling leaders look to expand glass markets in Minnesota

Minnesota already does better than the national average when it comes to recycling glass, but experts say there are opportunities to collect more of it to be made into things like glass containers and insulation.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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U.S. budget deficit surges to $134.5 billion in October

U.S. budget deficit surges to $134.5 billion in October

The federal government, which ended the 2019 budget year with its largest deficit in seven years, began the new budget year with a deficit in October that was 33.8 percent bigger than a year ago as spending hit a record.
by The Associated Press

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Tribe to argue against expansion of Dakota Access pipeline

Tribe to argue against expansion of Dakota Access pipeline

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members have long maintained that a leak in the Dakota Access oil pipeline would threaten their Missouri River water supply, and on Wednesday they will argue that a new proposal to double the line's capacity magnifies the probability of a disastrous oil spill.
by The Associated Press

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Heating assistance program for low-income Minnesotans gets $105 million in federal funds

Heating assistance program for low-income Minnesotans gets $105 million in federal funds

Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program is receiving more than $105 million in federal funding to help low-income residents in the state pay their heating bills this winter. Homeowners and renters who earn less than half of the state’s median income are eligible.
by MPR News Staff

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Senate Democrats assail Trump's $16B bailout for farmers

Senate Democrats assail Trump's $16B bailout for farmers

President Trump's $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the expense of the North and wealthy producers over smaller farms, Democratic senators concluded in a report released Tuesday.
by The Associated Press

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No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

No. 1 milk company declares bankruptcy amid drop in demand

Dean Foods, America's biggest milk processor, filed for bankruptcy Tuesday amid a decades-long drop-off in U.S. milk consumption blamed on changing trends and a growing variety of alternatives. Dean owns the milk processing operations of Minnesota-based Land O’ Lakes.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul gives Ford plant site development the green light

St. Paul gives Ford plant site development the green light

Mayor Melvin Carter and Ryan Companies said Tuesday the deal to remake the vacant 122-acre site in the Highland Park neighborhood will deliver hundreds of new homes and add $1 billion to the city’s $23 billion property tax base.
by Tim Nelson

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