New laws go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, covering ticket sales, minimum wage, salary transparency, abortions and gender-affirming care coverage, and firearms.
The ALICE report reveals a growing number of households just above the poverty line in Bemidji and across Minnesota are facing financial hardships despite being employed.
Citing a tough economy and rising costs, Sanford Bemidji no longer plans to own and operate the proposed wellness center in Bemidji鈥檚 rail corridor, but hope remains that the project will go on.
Kevin Austin, supply chain chief for Toyota Motor North America, attributed the price pressures in part to pent-up demand, which remains strong in the auto industry even as the economy has slowed.
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Cal-Maine Foods, which controls 20% of the retail egg market, reported quarterly sales up 110% and gross profits up more than 600% over the same quarter in the prior fiscal year.
Excluding the volatile food, energy and trade services components, producer prices also rose 0.4% in September. The so-called core PPI gained 0.2% in August.
In its work session on Monday, Aug. 8, the Bemidji City Council discussed the budget for 2023, and what percentage to increase the tax levy by in the face of inflation and other rising costs.
The president will also call on states to temporarily suspend state fuel taxes, which are often higher than federal rates, and he will challenge major oil companies to bring back idled refining capacity.
Particularly galling to the White House is the jump in industry stock buybacks, returning to investors profits that the administration wants invested in more refining capacity to bring gasoline prices down.
