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Trade war taking a toll in Minnesota
With the addition of new tariffs last Sunday, Minnesota retailers say they’re going to start adding the cost to prices. Ag producers are at risk of losing export markets.
The three months between Memorial Day and Labor Day are known as the 100 deadliest days on Minnesota roads. The Department of Public Safety says this year was no different, with 132 people dying in summer traffic accidents.
Nearly 2,000 people become U.S. citizens in St. Paul
Thousands of new Americans were naturalized in two ceremonies at St. Paul RiverCentre on Wednesday. In 2018, the number of people across the nation who became citizens reached a five-year high.
Builders: Cut spendy red tape to boost affordable housing
With affordable housing in short supply in Minnesota, home builders say elected officials can ratchet down costs by eliminating bureaucracy developers consider unnecessary and expensive.
For the third time in a decade, the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association has sent a fleet of line crews and equipment to help restore power in the wake of an East Coast hurricane. Sixteen local utilities have dispatched crews and trucks to Florida to help with recovery from Hurricane Dorian.