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The Aliveness Project to get nearly $2 million fund transfer from Rainbow Health to close HIV care gap

The Aliveness Project to get nearly $2 million fund transfer from Rainbow Health to close HIV care gap

The Aliveness Project, a Minneapolis-based HIV support provider, will expand its services after the abrupt closure of Rainbow Health.
by Cathy Wurzer, Estelle Timar-Wilcox, Anna Haecherl and Alanna Elder

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‘Build the plane while we’re flying it’: Cannabis regulators ready for next phase of legalization

‘Build the plane while we’re flying it’: Cannabis regulators ready for next phase of legalization

The state’s Office of Cannabis Management is reviewing applications for the first applicants set to stand up Minnesota’s legal cannabis marketplace. The office is also fine-tuning an inspections regimen.
by Dana Ferguson

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988 becomes Minnesota’s go-to call for mental health help 

988 becomes Minnesota’s go-to call for mental health help 

Now starting its third year, the 988 call line has turned into a lifeline for tens of thousands of Minnesotans. Advocates say it’s been a success helping people with all kinds of health needs, although challenges remain to make the system better.
by Jessica Bari

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Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

Midwest sees surge in calls to poison control centers amid bumper crop of wild mushrooms

The warm, soggy summer across much of the Midwest has produced a bumper crop of wild mushrooms — and a surge in calls to poison control centers. At the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, calls from April through July more than tripled over the same period last year.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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The impact of Iowa’s strict abortion law on Minnesota

The impact of Iowa’s strict abortion law on Minnesota

Iowa’s law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday and Minnesota abortion providers are preparing for an influx.
by Cathy Wurzer and CJ Younger

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