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U.S. proposes tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese imports

The Trump administration is readying tariffs on another $200 billion in Chinese imports, ranging from burglar alarms to mackerel, escalating a trade war between the world's two biggest economies.
by The Associated Press

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What does the Line 3 approval mean for Minnesotans?

What does the Line 3 approval mean for Minnesotans?

MPR News reporter Dan Kraker speaks with a union leader and an environmental organizer, and takes calls from across the state to gauge reaction on regulators' recent permitting of the controversial pipeline.
by Dan Kraker

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Line 3 still has regulatory ground to plow before bringing in bulldozers

Line 3 still has regulatory ground to plow before bringing in bulldozers

Before Enbridge Energy can bring in the bulldozers and backhoes to build its Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota, it still has to go through more months of regulatory scrutiny.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Survey: Minnesota business services firms bullish

Minnesota business services companies surveyed by the state and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis are reporting optimism about their prospects.
by Martin Moylan

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Buying your first home in a seller's market

Buying your first home in a seller's market

What happens when you're trying to buy a home and the competition is willing to go far above the asking price? It's a seller's market, in the Twin Cities, leaving many first-time home buyers out of options.
by Kerri Miller

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Minnesota sweetens the pot to shift cropland into conservation

Minnesota sweetens the pot to shift cropland into conservation

Using a conservation program started last year, Minnesota is looking for landowners willing to permanently set aside farmland to improve water quality. Meet the Otter Tail County couple who were first to take advantage.
by Dan Gunderson

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Twin Cities beats out Silicon Valley to woo black tech conference

Twin Cities beats out Silicon Valley to woo black tech conference

The first Blacks in Technology Conference picked Minneapolis as its inaugural meeting place because of the region's diversity-minded tech economy.
by Emma Sapong

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Trump administration freezes payments required by the Affordable Care Act

Trump administration freezes payments required by the Affordable Care Act

Citing a February ruling from a district court in New Mexico, the administration said it will halt risk adjustment payments required by the ACA. Insurers say the move will increase premiums.
by Maggie Penman

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Works in progress top Twin Cities weekend traffic woes

Works in progress top Twin Cities weekend traffic woes

The Minnesota Department of Transportation's road construction map looks pretty crowded this weekend, although most of it is stuff you already know about. Here's your guide.
by MPR News Staff

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