Economy
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Report: Minnesota’s home insurance rate rose more than any other state in first half of 2026
Minnesotans are paying more in home insurance premiums while insurance companies are covering less than expected.
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Beef imports could add to pain felt by Minnesota’s dairy farms
A Minnesota dairy farmer says international beef imports hurt producers like him because his cows wind up in meat supplies once their milking life is over.
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Hoping customers would return after Operation Metro Surge, immigrant businesses are still waiting
Local immigrant businesses in the Twin Cities began hurting before Operation Metro Surge and continued to decline through it. Now, they need customers to come back to survive.
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Appleton area could lose more than $800,000 per year in revenue following government prison purchase
A shuttered private prison in Appleton was sold to the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year. Now, the city will see a massive loss of revenue due to the federal ownership.
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3 key takeaways from Minnesota Farm Fest, and how farmers’ politics could be changing
Candidates from the DFL and GOP parties spoke at Minnesota Farm Fest about what agriculture, farming, and trade policies they would make if elected for their respective office in the midterm election–and it seems like the tide may be shifting in Greater Minnesota.
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The Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on Minnesota Somalis could have major ramifications
The Trump administration is threatening to take away Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from multiple immigrant communities, like Somalis, while pushing harmful narratives about the people and countries affected.
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Kendall Qualls promises to cut costs. But will Minnesota families pay the price?
As the GOP-endorsed candidate for governor promises to go after fraud and fix “pocketbook issues,” unanswered questions about his nonprofit, his office space, and the scale of his proposed cuts are following him onto the campaign trail.
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Report: Trump administration stopping 4 Minnesota wind power developments
The combined output of the four projects would be 1,119 megawatts — more than the twin reactors at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear power plant.
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Minnesotans paid $4.6 billion more to live in Trump’s first year back in office
Seventy out of Minnesota’s 87 counties saw a historic jump in cost of living prices during the first year of President Donald Trump’s return to office, and that’s not including the price of gas since the beginning of the Iran war.
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How queer businesses led the fight against Operation Metro Surge
Local LGBTQ+ Minnesota businesses stepped up during Operation Metro Surge in ways others couldn’t, and now, they’re picking up the pieces while continuing their activism.
