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Business and Economic News

Minneapolis considers minimum wage, police insurance referenda

Voters could determine the fate of the proposals in November if the Minneapolis City Council decides to include them on the ballot.
by MPR News Staff

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Mo' money, mo' bug problems: Wealthier homes are rich in insects too

Mo' money, mo' bug problems: Wealthier homes are rich in insects too

Looking for a healthy variety of bugs? You might want to try searching in your wealthiest friend's house. Neighborhood income is a good predictor of the number of kinds of bugs in homes.

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Here's the colony-killing mistake backyard beekeepers make

Here's the colony-killing mistake backyard beekeepers make

While experts welcome the rising interest in beekeeping as a hobby, they warn novices may be inadvertently putting their hives, and hives for miles around, in danger.
by Dan Gunderson

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Mpls. Fed chief, activists talk about economic gap

Mpls. Fed chief, activists talk about economic gap

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis met with activists and northside residents Wednesday over racial and economic disparities.
by Peter Cox

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At Farmfest, atypical uncertainty on presidential race

At Farmfest, atypical uncertainty on presidential race

Farmers tend to vote Republican, but those at this year's Farmfest in southwest Minnesota were unusually undecided and reticent about the presidential candidates.
by Mark Steil

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Northern Minnesota oil pipeline's future unclear after Enbridge deal

Northern Minnesota oil pipeline's future unclear after Enbridge deal

Enbridge Energy says it's buying a stake in the Bakken Pipeline System, leaving unclear the future of the controversial Sandpiper line the company has proposed across northern Minnesota.
by Dan Gunderson

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Le Sueur County plans to build a $23 million justice center

County commissioners have approved building the new jail and office space on Le Center's southeast side, but did not address public safety concerns about moving inmates from the jail to the existing courthouse.
by Associated Press

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Bakken Pipeline financing complete, share sold to pay debt

Companies building an oil pipeline from North Dakota across the Midwest into Texas say they've completed project financing and sold a share of the pipeline to another company to pay down the debt.
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Apple ditches pistol emoji in favor of water gun

Apple ditches pistol emoji in favor of water gun

The pistol emoji will be replaced with a green water gun icon, and Apple is also adding new emojis of a pride flag, families with single parents, and women playing sports.
by Rebecca Hersher

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