A federal judge on Monday sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done.U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in April that the pipeline, which has been in operation three years, remains “highly controversial” under federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than the environmental assessment that was done. In a 24-page order Monday, Boasberg wrote that he was “mindful of the disruption such a shutdown will cause,” but said he had concluded that the pipeline must be shut down...…A federal judge on Monday sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done.U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in April that the pipeline, which has been in operation three years, remains “highly controversial” under federal environmental law, and a more extensive review is necessary than the environmental assessment that was done. In a 24-page order Monday, Boasberg wrote that he was “mindful of the disruption such a shutdown will cause,” but said he had concluded that the pipeline must be shut down...WW…

An annual look at Minnesota farm income paints a familiar but challenging picture for farmers around the state. The average Minnesota farmer saw slightly higher median net farm income in 2019 over the previous year. Farm profits remained at historically low levels.The data, collected by University of Minnesota Extension and the Agricultural Centers of Excellence, shows 28 percent of farms lost money last year; 46 percent did not earn enough to make debt payments; and 45 percent saw a decline in working capital. “I’d prefer if we had a farm at $75,000 or $80,000 net farm income,” said Keith...…An annual look at Minnesota farm income paints a familiar but challenging picture for farmers around the state. The average Minnesota farmer saw slightly higher median net farm income in 2019 over the previous year. Farm profits remained at historically low levels.The data, collected by University of Minnesota Extension and the Agricultural Centers of Excellence, shows 28 percent of farms lost money last year; 46 percent did not earn enough to make debt payments; and 45 percent saw a decline in working capital. “I’d prefer if we had a farm at $75,000 or $80,000 net farm income,” said Keith...WW…

Home care workers in Minnesota who are members of the Service Employees International Union will vote on a tentative contract agreement that increases base pay by $2 per hour, increases paid time off and provides funding for worker training. Union officials said the agreement was struck early Saturday after a marathon 18-hour bargaining session with state officials. “While we may not have gotten everything that we had hoped to get, we came out with a really good contract, that's going to help a lot of people. That is a really great feeling,” said Dawn Burnfin, a member of the SEIU...…Home care workers in Minnesota who are members of the Service Employees International Union will vote on a tentative contract agreement that increases base pay by $2 per hour, increases paid time off and provides funding for worker training. Union officials said the agreement was struck early Saturday after a marathon 18-hour bargaining session with state officials. “While we may not have gotten everything that we had hoped to get, we came out with a really good contract, that's going to help a lot of people. That is a really great feeling,” said Dawn Burnfin, a member of the SEIU...WW…