Inbox: Tariffs partly drive 13% decline in MN exports
“The federal administration’s erratic tariffs and aggressive foreign policies that began last year continue to take a toll on [MN} companies trying to plan their import and export strategies” - MN's top economic official under Walz, Matt Varilek
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This inanely massive truck has been parked IN A BUS LANE at the corner of an incredibly busy Northeast, Minneapolis, intersection now for more than 12 hours, posing two important questions. Is this a Morgan Wallen thing? And, are some vehicles just too complex to tow?
A Minnesota woman’s unborn baby died after she ate sprouts contaminated with listeria grown at Wisconsin’s Jack & the Green Sprouts farm, a lawsuit filed in federal court says.
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WHAT HAPPENED TO BUSHEL BOY??????? (I found out)
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Good setup for the next few weeks for the Lynx from @cassidyhett.bsky.social the Stribs Women's sports reporter. Glad Cassidy on the beat! www.startribune.com/minnesota-ly...
Ag Giant CHS' CEO said:
- “There’s not a producer in agriculture around the world that won’t be impacted" if fertilizer issues last into summer
- Trump's tariffs haven’t “been good for U.S. agriculture." (Past admins weren't friendly, either, he said.)
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"Each person plucked from their day-to-day existence left a whole life behind. There are shoes by the front door and an empty bed. There’s a car in the driveway and a job undone. There are pets that need feeding, bills that keep arriving and leases with months left to pay."
Tension over how companies have responded to a surge in immigration enforcement is the climax of a yearslong reckoning with a local tradition of corporate social responsibility.
Some people want Target to take a stand on the surge in federal immigration operations in Minnesota so much that they are willing to be arrested.
Police detained some protesters who demonstrated at the MN Target location where federal agents had arrested two employees weeks prior.
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"The Hoffmanns’ foray into MO wine in some ways kicked off his bid to acquire media cos. He was unhappy with what he said was the inaccurate way that some outlets portrayed the projects.
'It took away our enthusiasm.'" www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
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Oh boy 😞
I feel @ed
More on the Target letter:
A letter hundreds of Target employees sent to company leaders today condemning "continued silence" amid the ongoing ICE operation in the state also cites a long list of previous incidents that “have left many rightfully concerned" for the company’s “integrity.” The letter cites Minneapolis-based Target scaling back its pride collection; winding down diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives; donating $1million to President Donald Trump’s inauguration fund; and failing to act following the reported arrest of two employees in a Richfield store. “Strength comes in open solidarity, and the leaders of Target still have the chance to do the right thing,” the letter said. “The Twin Cities and Target team members already stand together, but leadership must act now.” Carson Hartzog contributed to this report.
More:
Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’
“In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer”
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Live updates: Federal agents pull protestor from the crowd outside the Whipple federal building.
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If I had to guess, the Strib has contributed $2.3 million in sales to Andrea's pizza in the skyway over this last week.
During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg during a foot chase, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
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Bill George, a former Medtronic CEO and Target Board member, encouraged Minnesota employers to “make a statement.”
“How can you expect a committed, loyal workforce if you’re not there to have their back?” George said.
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Two Target employees detained by federal officers at Richfield store are U.S. citizens, Rep. Michael Howard said. Target declined to comment.
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Jerry Holt’s photo of Parker and her mother
Parker’s sister adores her like a baby doll. The toddler loves sticking her hands on the dark fur of the family’s “gentle giant” dog. Her epilepsy care is about to get more complex because of a contract impasse between UnitedHealthcare and M Health Fairview.
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A breakup or the cusp of greatness: What Medtronic’s big changes mean for its future www.startribune.com/medtronic-st...
The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.
Minnesota Star Tribune to sell Minneapolis printing plant, lay off 125 workers
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The Aug. 28, 2025, front page of the Star Tribune, with the headline 'This is evil'
Tomorrow's front page of The Minnesota Star Tribune
