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Farmers decry Trump plans to cut agriculture subsidies

Farmers decry Trump plans to cut agriculture subsidies

The proposed cuts come even as farmers are facing their fourth straight year of falling income, and could particularly affect farm states such as Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska that helped Trump win the November election.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota residents working in Wisconsin get tax break

The tax credit's predicted cost would be about $8 million for the 2017 tax year. It'll be paid from Minnesota's general fund and be distributed by the Department of Revenue similar to a tax refund.
by The Associated Press

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Mississippi River mayors: Paris pullout hurts U.S. ag exports

Mississippi River mayors: Paris pullout hurts U.S. ag exports

The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative sayid in a news release Friday that nations remaining in the Paris agreement will impose carbon pricing through taxes or trading systems, without any say from the United States.
by The Associated Press

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Visa changes leave resorts scrambling to hire help

Visa changes leave resorts scrambling to hire help

Minnesota resorts are facing a shortage of help this year. That's partly due to the tight labor market. But there's another reason: fewer international workers who usually come here to work during the busy summer season.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Searchers find overdue canoeists in BWCA

Rescue crews have found two people reported overdue in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of northeastern Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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$3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline begins service

$3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline begins service

The $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline began shipping oil for customers on Thursday, as Native American tribes that opposed the project vowed to continue fighting.
by The Associated Press

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Top 20 percent of Americans 'hoard the American dream'

Top 20 percent of Americans 'hoard the American dream'

Richard V. Reeves, author of the book "Dream Hoarders," argues that the wealthiest 20 percent of Americans unfairly grab opportunities for themselves and their children.
by Steve Inskeep

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