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4 charged in oil pipeline shutdown attempt

4 charged in oil pipeline shutdown attempt

Prosecutors in northern Minnesota have charged four protesters who allegedly tried to shut down an Enbridge oil pipeline, but brought the wrong tool.
by Associated Press

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Some federal workers still unpaid after shutdown, dread what's next

Some federal workers still unpaid after shutdown, dread what's next

Nearly two weeks after the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S history, many federal workers are still reeling financially and waiting to be made whole by government agencies that have struggled with payroll glitches and delays in ensuring everyone gets paid.
by Associated Press

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Rough day on the job? A lunch club might help you bite back those blues

Rough day on the job? A lunch club might help you bite back those blues

Bad food on top of a bad work day is ... bad. So some co-workers have created a bright spot — a good meal. And while the food is yummy, the care that goes into making a homemade lunch is even better.
by Tove Danovich

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Feds OK St. Louis County disaster declaration due to floods

The federal government will reimburse local governments in St. Louis County 75 percent of their eligible costs for emergency work and for repairing and replacing public facilities and infrastructure. The state of Minnesota will reimburse the remaining 25 percent.
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Walz pressures drug companies to ante up to fight opioid abuse

Walz pressures drug companies to ante up to fight opioid abuse

Gov. Tim Walz wants drug companies to do more to combat opioid abuse in Minnesota -- a desire he says he shared during a 45-minute conference call on Tuesday with opioid manufacturers and distributors.
by Tim Pugmire

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Rochester's big Bloom Development goes boom

Rochester's big Bloom Development goes boom

The plan for a nearly $250-million retail, hotel and housing development on the Zumbro River in downtown Rochester is kaput. City officials abandoned the plan after the Abu Dhabi-based company behind the Bloom Development wanted to reduce the project's scale and missed a key city deadline.
by Catharine Richert

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Financial worries grow as Minnesota farmers prep for spring

Financial worries grow as Minnesota farmers prep for spring

February is typically when Minnesota farmers call on their bankers for loans to finance spring planting. With tough times in farm country, those conversations may be especially uncomfortable this year.
by Dan Gunderson

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ChangeMakers: Me'Lea Connelly, creating black financial freedom

ChangeMakers: Me'Lea Connelly, creating black financial freedom

While Me'Lea Connelly grew up California, she identifies as a "proud Minneapolitan, first and foremost" and has deep family ties to the state. She now leads Village Financial Cooperative, black-led credit union opening in north Minneapolis this year.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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'Valve turners' target oil pipeline equipment in Itasca County

'Valve turners' target oil pipeline equipment in Itasca County

Itasca County sheriff's deputies apparently took four activists into custody Monday afternoon after they used bolt cutters to break into an Enbridge pipeline facility.
by Dan Kraker

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