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Health insurance premium spikes dramatically boost subsidies

Health insurance premium spikes dramatically boost subsidies

MNsure officials said more people are qualifying for health plan subsidies and the subsidy amounts have jumped dramatically because of huge spikes in premium costs.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Minnesota-based Gold'n Plump sold to Pilgrim's Pride

Minnesota-based Gold'n Plump sold to Pilgrim's Pride

Pilgrim's Pride will pay about $350 million for St. Cloud-based GNP Company, which includes the Gold'n Plump and Just BARE labels.
by Mark Steil

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Day of Mpls. minimum wage actions begins with rally, arrests

Day of Mpls. minimum wage actions begins with rally, arrests

About 150 fast food workers and supporters kicked off a day of planned actions for a higher minimum wage with a rally in south Minneapolis on Tuesday morning.
by Jon Collins

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Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few

Easy retirement? Only for a privileged few

The American dream of a blissful retirement, free of financial worries, is dying. Most U.S. households are heading for a worse lifestyle in retirement than they had while they were working, because they simply aren't saving enough, experts say.
by Associated Press

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The pot train could still go off the tracks, and here's how

The pot train could still go off the tracks, and here's how

Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not by a long shot.
by Associated Press

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As batteries keep catching fire, U.S. safety agency prepares for change

As batteries keep catching fire, U.S. safety agency prepares for change

The Consumer Product Safety Commission grabbed the spotlight in recalls of hoverboard scooters and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones. It's a tiny agency with a vast oversight of thousands of products.
by Alina Selyukh

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Laid off for 18 months, Iron Range mineworkers prepare for uncertain future

Laid off for 18 months, Iron Range mineworkers prepare for uncertain future

Keewatin Taconite closed a year and a half ago, part of a wave of mine closures that hit Minnesota's Iron Range. Many workers are back in school, learning new skills in case the mines don't reopen.
by Dan Kraker

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MPR documentary: 'Blessings of the Fields'

MPR documentary: 'Blessings of the Fields'

An MPR documentary by Mark Heistad explores old-fashioned farming with horses, and how machinery and technology have remade American farms and transformed rural society itself.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump taps billionaire investor Ross for commerce secretary

Trump taps billionaire investor Ross for commerce secretary

Wilbur Rossis a billionaire investor considered the "king of bankruptcy" for buying beaten-down companies with the potential to deliver profits.
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Eric Dayton hates skyways and thinks you should, too

Eric Dayton hates skyways and thinks you should, too

The skyway systems in Minneapolis and St. Paul are a blessing and a curse, and really more of a curse to Eric Dayton.
by MPR News Staff

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