Minnesota companies were assessing the damage Tuesday of the nascent trade war between the United States and its three biggest trade partners, an escalating tit-for-tat that could affect billions of dollars in state imports and exports.

Ontario is levying a 25% export tax on electricity and has threatened to cut off electricity sales to the U.S. completely if Trump moves forward with another round of tariffs on April 2.

Minnesota is among the top four states in the country where the Black population has grown the fastest since 2010. According to analysis by the Pew Research Center, Minnesota’s Black population grew by 60 percent — about 197,000 people.

It's no wonder that maintaining savings, paying down debts and mortgages, and regular expenses are taking precedence over vacations. But not everything that's enjoyable has to come at a high price. In fact, there's a roster of completely free things to do in Minnesota.

After delaying proposed tariffs once, President Donald Trump has now implemented them on most goods from Canada and Mexico. They went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

Last year, the state passed a law to tackle a major barrier to cleaner energy: the long bureaucratic delays to get basic permits.