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State panel deadlocks over how to give away $250 million in hero pay

State panel deadlocks over how to give away $250 million in hero pay

A task force that tried to reach a deal on hero pay for pandemic front-line workers adjourned without reaching a compromise. Instead, two plans for dividing up $250 million will be forwarded to the Legislature.
by Brian Bakst

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Minneapolis eyes guaranteed basic income to aid needy families

Minneapolis eyes guaranteed basic income to aid needy families

City officials are looking for 200 Minneapolis families to receive $500 per month for two years as part of the city's new guaranteed basic income pilot program.
by Nina Moini

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Twin Metals to appeal federal decision on proposed mine, says project still viable

Twin Metals to appeal federal decision on proposed mine, says project still viable

Twin Metals says it will appeal a decision by the federal Bureau of Land Management to reject its applications for additional mineral leases and exploration permits. Last week, the Biden administration ordered a mineral withdrawal study on 225,000 acres of federal land that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Dan Kraker

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Journalist, St. Paul native Chenue Her makes news, breaks ground in rise to anchorman

Journalist, St. Paul native Chenue Her makes news, breaks ground in rise to anchorman

Chenue Her, 30, recently became the first Hmong male news anchor in the U.S. when he joined “Good Morning Iowa'' in Des Moines. He’s hoping now to inspire a new generation into journalism, a business that struggles to keep people of color.
by Mary Ellen Ritter

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Exacerbated by pandemic, child care crisis hampers economy

Exacerbated by pandemic, child care crisis hampers economy

The pandemic has made clear what many experts had long warned: The absence of reliable and affordable child care limits the jobs people can accept, makes it harder to climb the corporate ladder and ultimately restricts the ability of the broader economy to grow.
by The Associated Press

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Xcel seeks 20% electric rate increase over three years

Xcel seeks 20% electric rate increase over three years

Xcel Energy says it needs the increase to cover the costs of replacing an aging electrical system. The proposal comes at a time when many Minnesotans are experiencing rising utility costs.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users

Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users

Last spring, as false claims about vaccine safety threatened to undermine the world's response to COVID-19, researchers at Facebook found they could reduce vaccine misinformation by tweaking how vaccine posts show up on users' newsfeeds. Yet despite evidence that it worked, Facebook took a full month to implement the changes at a pivotal time in the global vaccine rollout.
by The Associated Press

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