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Minnesota's hotels, entertainment, restaurants seeing lower profits, new survey suggests

Minnesota's hotels, entertainment, restaurants seeing lower profits, new survey suggests

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis released the results of a new survey of Minnesota's Tourism and Hospitality sector. The results show profits were down for more than half of the businesses surveyed.
by Clay Masters and Gretchen Brown

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Advocates want the City of Minneapolis to do more to end wage theft, worker harassment

Advocates want the City of Minneapolis to do more to end wage theft, worker harassment

A report released by a progressive think tank recommends that the city use its permitting authority and independent audits to ensure that existing labor regulations are properly enforced.
by Jon Collins

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Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown

President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge ordered on Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Crosby Fire nears containment on North Shore; section of Superior Hiking Trail set to reopen

Crosby Fire nears containment on North Shore; section of Superior Hiking Trail set to reopen

As crews make progress on containing a wildfire burning along Minnesota’s North Shore, a section of the Superior Hiking Trail temporarily closed due to that fire is set to reopen Thursday.
by Andrew Krueger

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Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe sues 3M, other companies over 'forever chemicals' contamination

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe sues 3M, other companies over 'forever chemicals' contamination

The lawsuit says the band's testing found "alarming" levels of PFAS in lake water, fish and deer on the Leech Lake Reservation. Tribal members depend on hunting, fishing and cultivating wild rice for food, and for cultural and religious practices.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Government shutdown brings back memories for Minnesotan at center of 1995 shutdown

Government shutdown brings back memories for Minnesotan at center of 1995 shutdown

Annette Meeks, who was deputy chief of staff for Republican U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich during the 21-day shutdown in 1995, spoke about government shutdowns with MPR News guest host Emily Bright on Morning Edition.
by Emily Bright and Gracie Stockton

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