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Business and Economic News

Documents cast doubt on BNSF explanation of shipping delays

Documents cast doubt on BNSF explanation of shipping delays

The railroad blames heavy shipping demand and bad weather for significant rail shipping delays last winter -- delays that cost farmers, coal companies, utilities, and grain businesses hundreds of millions of dollars.
by Mark Steil

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U.S. spending bill rolls back trucker rest requirements

Tucked inside the spending bill in Congress are provisions to change regulations affecting everything from banking to the environment. One regulatory rollback has those concerned about truck safety especially upset.

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What the decision allowing tribes to legalize marijuana on reservations means

In a memo Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice said American Indian tribes can legalize marijuana in their territories as long as they follow the same conditions required of states that have legalized the drug.
by Jon Collins

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Mpls. Fed Bank chief to step down in 2016

Mpls. Fed Bank chief to step down in 2016

In a surprising move, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota, a key player in deciding the nation's monetary policy, says he will not seek a new term.
by Martin Moylan

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Women's work is never done on the farm, and sometimes never tallied

Women's work is never done on the farm, and sometimes never tallied

The percentage of female farmers is climbing slowly, according to federal figures. But those numbers don't take into account the many new roles women fill on multigenerational family farms.
by Luke Runyon

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