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Tips for navigating job loss and looking for work in a 'frozen' job market

Tips for navigating job loss and looking for work in a 'frozen' job market

A series of layoffs at major companies means more people on the job market What should you do if you lose your job, especially when the market is all but frozen? An expert weighs in.
by Cathy Wurzer and Matthew Alvarez

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Open enrollment begins on Minnesota's health insurance marketplace — with steeper costs

Open enrollment begins on Minnesota's health insurance marketplace — with steeper costs

Officials at MNsure said health insurance premiums for 2026 on the individual market are 22 percent higher on average than in 2025 — and that’s before accounting for the loss of federal tax credits, which could add to the cost.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Dan Gunderson, longtime MPR journalist and master Minnesota storyteller, retires

Dan Gunderson, longtime MPR journalist and master Minnesota storyteller, retires

Dan Gunderson spent nearly four decades covering the people, communities and places of northwestern Minnesota. For the past year, he’s been highlighting everyday Minnesotans doing inspiring things for the series, “Wander & Wonder.”
by Kirsti Marohn

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SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

SNAP benefits cut off during shutdown, driving long lines at food pantries

People across the country formed long lines for free meals and groceries at food pantries and drive-through giveaways Saturday, after monthly benefits through SNAP were suddenly cut off because of the ongoing government shutdown.
by The Associated Press

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Car insurance costs soar and how drivers are responding

Car insurance costs soar and how drivers are responding

Car insurance premiums have increased at twice the rate of overall inflation. They've stabilized, at least for now, but more than half of Americans say the costs are painful.
by Camila Domonoske

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How Minnesota farmers are coping with a trade war and a government shut down

How Minnesota farmers are coping with a trade war and a government shut down

Farmers have been caught in a trade war. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talked about the importance of farming to Minnesota and what’s next as Minnesota farmers struggle to turn a profit.  
by Catharine Richert and Maja Beckstrom

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