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Business and Economic News

MN Supreme Court taking up Minneapolis minimum wage issue

A fight over proposed ballot measure to increase minimum wage in Minneapolis to $15 an hour is going to the Minnesota Supreme Court, which has set oral arguments for Aug. 30.
by Matt Sepic

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MN Supreme Court: St. Paul 'assessments' are really taxes

The state's highest court on Wednesday delivered a blow to a key municipal finance mechanism in St. Paul that critics panned as a way to sidestep the traditional property tax system.
by Tim Nelson

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Will smart home innovation become the next big tech trend?

Will smart home innovation become the next big tech trend?

Best Buy has its eye on smart home innovations as a possible next big tech wave it can ride for sales and profits, and multiple companies are jockeying to be the field's leaders.
by Martin Moylan

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Experts: Housing, education discrimination drive minority wealth gap

Experts: Housing, education discrimination drive minority wealth gap

Institutional racism plays a big role in the financial divide between whites and many people of color, two national researchers tell MPR News. Listen to the conversation.
by MPR News Staff

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St. Paul may tap bigger tax hike to avert cuts in cops, rec center

St. Paul may tap bigger tax hike to avert cuts in cops, rec center

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman is asking city officials to raise a proposed property tax hike to 7 percent next year to help fill a $3 million budget hole.
by Tim Nelson

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Adam Grant on 'Originals'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Adam Grant on 'Originals'

An Aspen Lecture by Adam Grant, author of "Originals." He shares the most important things he's learned about the people who come up with new ideas, speak up, and speak out of turn. And why there's danger in intuition and the lessons of experience. Some ideas on how to be original, and how to unleash it in others around you.

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Lawmakers demand information on EpiPen price increase

Lawmakers demand information on EpiPen price increase

The cost of EpiPens is currently near $400. Lawmakers are demanding more information on why the price for this lifesaving product has skyrocketed.
by Associated Press

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Barrel making booms in northern Minnesota

Barrel making booms in northern Minnesota

The new generation of local distilleries means business is booming for one whiskey barrel maker in Park Rapids.
by John Enger

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Allina, nurses resume talks as strike threat raises stakes

Allina, nurses resume talks as strike threat raises stakes

Negotiators for Allina Health and the nurses' union return to the bargaining table with positions little changed, but the stakes much higher as the threat of an open-ended strike looms.
by Martin Moylan

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