Minnesota employers pay for obesity
Business owners may end up paying extra for those hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans expected to chow down on deep fried mini donuts and cheese curds at this year’s State Fair. The majority of...
View ArticleBattle lines drawn over MNsure rollout
Visitors to this year's Minnesota State Fair will be targeted with marketing efforts surrounding the looming rollout of the state’s new health insurance marketplace, known as MNsure.
View ArticleWhich St. Paul idea will win a million bucks?
A panel of judges has chosen three finalists in the Forever Saint Paul Challenge, spearheaded by the Saint Paul Foundation. Minnesotans have until Sept. 2 to vote for their choice at the Minnesota...
View ArticleDFLers renew push for minimum wage hike
Gov. Mark Dayton made an appearance at the State Fair to call for an increase in the state’s minimum wage from $6.25 per hour to $9.50.
View Article‘Unsession’ a reform generator or un-starter?
Gov. Mark Dayton has started collecting ideas from state government employees and Minnesota State Fair goers over the past two weeks for his proposed “unsession” in 2014.
View ArticleMaking biodiesel more eco-friendly
Ever Cat Fuels looks to be a player in an emerging biofuel industry.
View ArticleState Fair unveils plans for $15M attraction
The Minnesota State Fair began construction Wednesday on a $15 million project called the West End Market that will replace the aging Heritage Square attraction.
View ArticleRecord-breaking State Fair attendance boosts Metro Transit ridership
Transit ridership to the Great Minnesota Get-Together exceeded expectations with a 19 percent increase over 2013, according to Metro Transit. Metro Transit initially projected a 3 percent increase,...
View ArticleTop Projects: Minnesota State Fair West End Market
Encompassing vendor pavilions, an amphitheater, service building, restaurants, museum, plazas and landscape areas, the West End Market replaces an area once known as Heritage Square
View ArticleMinnesota public opinion survey on a stick
This year's unscientific poll at the Minnesota State Fair found support for more transportation funding and even a tax hike to pay for transit.
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