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Bill to quash local labor regulations advances at Capitol

Bill to quash local labor regulations advances at Capitol

GOP legislators are seeking to eliminate what some call a "patchwork" of city rules to provide sick leave and short-circuit the Minneapolis effort to raise the minimum wage beyond what the state mandates.
by Tim Nelson

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Debate over copper mining near Boundary Waters heats up again

Debate over copper mining near Boundary Waters heats up again

"Copper kills jobs," Steve Piragis, owner of Piragis Northwoods Company in Ely, told the crowd in Duluth. "In Ely, we have hundreds of people who are employed in the business of fresh water, clean water, that brings people to us."
by Dan Kraker

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Trump's company loses lawsuit filed by golf club members

Trump's company loses lawsuit filed by golf club members

The president's business canceled memberships in the National Jupiter Golf Club, but kept the fees. A federal court has ruled the company must refund nearly $6 million.
by Greg Allen

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Replace Sherco coal plant with natural gas? Xcel brings debate to the Capitol

Replace Sherco coal plant with natural gas? Xcel brings debate to the Capitol

Xcel is asking the Legislature to allow it to build a natural gas power plant in Becker to make up for some of the electric generation that will be lost when two of the Sherco coal plant units retire by 2026. Both clean energy advocates and utility customers are showing skepticism.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Retailers, trade groups increase fight against tax proposal

Retailers, trade groups increase fight against tax proposal

More than 100 retailers including Wal-Mart and Target as well as key trade associations are launching a new coalition aimed at fighting a Republican proposal on how imports get taxed, which they believe would harm their businesses.
by Associated Press

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Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement

Senator: Army Corps told to approve Dakota pipeline easement

The move is likely to be challenged in court by the Standing Rock Sioux, who have spent months protesting the project along with supporters from around the country.
by Associated Press

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Hormel stops taking pigs from farm shown in undercover video

Hormel Foods Corp. says it has stopped accepting hogs from a pork supplier in Oklahoma after an animal rights group released video from a farm the supplier owns there
by Associated Press

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How Target, Best Buy and Toyota are fighting border tax push

How Target, Best Buy and Toyota are fighting border tax push

While companies and industry groups frequently lobby Congress, the threat of an import tax has mobilized an unusually broad swath of firms at home and abroad.
by Reuters

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