A federal tax hike has hurt the industry with nearly 14 percent of state salons closing since 2009. Big Government says a proposed bill to reverse the ten percent excise tax awaits a vote from the U.S. House.
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A 53-year-old man died after being pinned between a combine and a corn head.
Spotify was ruled to make sure it doesn't play in front of kids.
Six deer died in Goodhue County.
Denise and James Closs' deaths have been ruled as homicides.
The buckles can break, posing a safety risk to babies.
Shortal was bullied by a Bachman's employee.
The Ellisons tried to block its release, citing privacy concerns.
Canada is just the 2nd nation to approve a nationwide regulated pot market.
It follows an assault on a GOP candidate on Friday.
It follows an attack ad that ran last week.
Excelsior Blvd. is closed at Fairview Ave. until about 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The U.S. House is expected to vote Thursday on legislation to eliminate a 2.3 percent excise tax on medical devices, included in President Obama's health-reform law. The bill is proposed by Minnesota Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen. The Business Journal notes the tax, set to go into effect next year, would impact large companies like Fridley-based Medtronic Inc. and Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical Inc.
Some lawmakers want to give school districts the option of an early start. But such proposals always run into resistance from tourism industry lobbyists, who argue the early start time would cut short summer vacation and hurt business revenue.
Last week's snowfall helped firefighters, but was not enough to extinguish several blazes burning in northwestern Minnesota. The largest is a fire near Red Lake that has burned more than 38 square miles and is about 30 percent contained.
Congressman Keith Ellison’s Republican opponent calls the 5th District Representative ‘militantly anti-American. Minnesota Public Report reports Chris Fields claims Ellison "attacked the Pledge of Allegiance, voted countless times to throw our troops serving in harm's way to the wolves and teamed up with Barney Frank to destroy the banking industry." Ellison's campaign calls Fields’ email ‘divisive’ and ‘toxic’.
PolyMet Mining says tests using reverse osmosis have succeeded in removing sulfates from water. The development could be a key step in removing a top environmental objection to the company's proposed copper mine near Hoyt Lakes.
