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At session midpoint, Minnesota lawmakers aim for first deals

A legislative session that began in January and must end in May reaches its halfway point this week, with a sense that some big decisions ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 8, 2021 8:40 am

Health Updates

More than 10 percent of Minnesotans have completed vaccinations

More than 10 percent of Minnesota residents have now completed their COVID-19 vaccinations, state health officials reported Sunday. That includes people who have received both ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, March 7, 2021 5:19 pm

Health Updates

COVID-19 update: A year after 1st case, hope percolates

Minnesota confirmed its first COVID-19 case exactly one year ago. The disease opened the floodgates on some of the hardest months in state history, upending nearly ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Saturday, March 6, 2021 4:09 pm

Health Updates

COVID-19 update: Vaccinations accelerate; 14 new cases in Freeborn County

Vaccination acceleration may finally be here. The Health Department on Wednesday reported about 32,000 new vaccinations in Minnesota, nearly twice the number from last Wednesday. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:18 pm

Business

Deal brewing on quick tax relief bill in Minnesota

A Senate bill to protect Minnesota business loan recipients from a tax hit underwent a change Tuesday to also assist people who got unemployment aid ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 3:44 pm

Health Updates

COVID-19 update: Vaccination pace climbs in Minnesota

COVID-19 watchers have kept a wary eye for weeks now on Minnesota vaccinations. A late January surge brought excitement and the frustration as the pace ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, March 2, 2021 2:43 pm

Health Updates

COVID-19 update: Record vaccination numbers over the weekend in Minnesota

Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination effort has accelerated in recent days, with state health officials reporting consecutive days of record vaccination numbers over the weekend. Saturday’s update ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 1, 2021 11:21 am

News

Tide turns on Minnesota legislative session

The nature of Minnesota’s legislative session has dramatically changed.  Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, March 1, 2021 7:01 am

News

Minnesota offering more energy assistance in wake of severe winter weather

Minnesotans can get extra help paying their energy bills, following February’s bitter cold snap that drove up energy costs around the country. Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, February 28, 2021 6:54 pm

Health Updates

COVID-19 update: Walz vows shots for all of Minnesota by summer

Gov. Tim Walz says every Minnesotan should be able to get a shot by the summer. The state’s vaccination effort, however, continues to struggle for ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Friday, February 26, 2021 11:32 am

Health Updates

COVID-19 update: Waiting on shots as pandemic picture improves

Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination effort is still searching for traction following a mild upswing. Officials, though, hope the arrival of some 45,000 weather-delayed shots on top ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, February 24, 2021 11:54 am

Health Updates

For older Minnesotans, whether they’re vaccinated has a lot to do with where they live

Last week, Nicole Chiabotti helped the14-bed community hospital in Cook, Minn., administer second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to all of its patients 65 and ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 12:52 pm

Health Updates

Covid-19 update: Minnesota officials hope for upswing in vaccinations

Minnesota’s COVID-19 vaccination effort is struggling again for traction following a mild upswing. Officials, though, are anticipating a busy week as some 45,000 weather-delayed shots ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 11:29 am

Health Updates

Covid-19 update: Klobuchar speaks out about vaccine misinformation

Minnesota Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined a local physician and health care administrator on Sunday in the Twin Cities to urge people to accept ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, February 22, 2021 11:27 am

Health Updates

COVID-19 update: Vaccination pace stays relatively flat

The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Minnesota stayed relatively flat in Sunday’s update from state health officials, with no sign yet of a decline due ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Sunday, February 21, 2021 7:18 pm

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