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Federal government records $182.4 billion budget surplus

The federal government ran the second highest monthly surplus on record this April as tax revenues were pushed higher by a change in the deadline for corporate tax payments.
by The Associated Press

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Outcry over photo showing the face of a girl allegedly being raped

Outcry over photo showing the face of a girl allegedly being raped

A firestorm has erupted over the ethics of using that image on Facebook to promote a photo contest -- and the broader issue of how Western media depicts young women and girls in poor countries.
by Michaeleen Doucleff

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Rochester Art Center lays off 5 workers amid financial turmoil

Rochester Art Center lays off 5 workers amid financial turmoil

The center had just 12 employees in total before the layoffs. Earlier this year, its executive director left without explanation after a brief tenure, and a recent audit has raised serious questions about the museum's ability to survive.
by Catharine Richert

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Economist says early childhood education spending has big payoff

Economist says early childhood education spending has big payoff

Economist Arthur Rolnick says we're under-investing in our most vulnerable kids, and that paying for early childhood programs is not just morally right, it's economically smart. Rolnick believes it's the very best public investment we can make.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump's '8th wonder of the world' sold for fraction of cost

Trump's '8th wonder of the world' sold for fraction of cost

The Trump Taj Mahal, the Atlantic City casino that the real estate mogul built for $1.2 billion in 1990, went for 4 cents on the dollar when it was sold in March.
by The Associated Press

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Hmong farmers adapted to cold climate, unwelcoming people and thrived

Hmong farmers adapted to cold climate, unwelcoming people and thrived

While Hmong farmers have found a great deal of success in farmers markets around Minnesota today, in the 1980s many struggled with learning American farming techniques and were greeted with opposition in the rural community they tried to make home.
by MPR News Staff

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Hotly anticipated northern Minn. wood siding plant delayed

Hotly anticipated northern Minn. wood siding plant delayed

Louisiana Pacific, which last year announced the purchase of a former mill in Cook, Minn., to expand its thriving engineered wood siding business -- now says it will first convert a mill the company operates in British Columbia to make siding.
by Dan Kraker

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Kellogg to cut 200 jobs in St. Paul metro

Kellogg to cut 200 jobs in St. Paul metro

The food company says it'll eliminate the positions in July and August at its Vadnais Heights distribution center.
by Matt Sepic

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MN appeals court backs new owners of St. Anthony mobile home park

MN appeals court backs new owners of St. Anthony mobile home park

Residents of Lowry Grove had argued state law gave them the right to buy the property and keep the park open. The court dismissed the claim but said residents may be entitled to more money.
by Euan Kerr

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