The year will start with a legislative session — and end with two big elections.
Politics + Public Policy
The new program will help small business compete against more established companies.
Speaker Daudt said there seems to be enough support to end the blue law this upcoming session.
"Minneapolis is going to lead on the minimum wage, and we have to get it right," the mayor said.
The state has added nearly 32,000 jobs in the last 12 months.
The move by the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture deals a major blow to the prospect for a copper-nickel mine on the Iron Range.
Minnesota Republicans have credited their election night success to speaking to people who felt left behind.
Minnesota employers are straining to comply with new overtime rules.
Minnesota entrepreneurs could benefit from the new guidelines, which relax several restrictions and raise the cap on amounts that can be raised.
Chamber president Doug Loon said lawmakers should not be “imposing a straightjacket with one-size-fits-all mandates.”
Twin Cities business leaders say the region must do a better job of recruiting people to move here — and of keeping them here once they arrive.
Yet some worry that the study underestimates the potential impact — especially on small businesses.
After numerous delays, the schedules to complete Southwest LRT and the Bottineau Line are now converging. Is Metro Transit capable of building the massive projects simultaneously?
900 Hennepin changes directions with the help of Minneapolis taxpayers.
Call it the Goldilocks of tax levy hikes: lower than council originally proposed, and higher than what Mayor Chris Coleman wanted.
The minerals company claims government figures are refusing to give it automatic renewal of the right to mine in an area near the Boundary Waters.
The Minnesota High Tech Association, state government and private companies are providing hundreds of paid internships to increase the high tech workforce.
The new federal trade secrets law has major ramifications for intellectual property and employment disputes.