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Food shelf visits leaped last year in Minnesota, advocates say
Food security advocates were at the Capitol pushing for speedy passage of a state emergency food relief bill, with $5 million to feed Minnesotans in need.
Lawsuit over Walz pandemic powers will continue
Restrictions imposed by Gov. Tim Walz around COVID-19 have ended, but the Supreme Court has reinstated a case over his use of emergency authority.
Talks over new bill could allow anyone to sign up for MinnesotaCare
Minnesota lawmakers in the House Commerce Committee held a first hearing on a bill that would allow more people to access MinnesotaCare, the state’s insurance program for lower-income residents.
She was declared dead, but the funeral home found her breathing
"This is an awful situation that has caused unnecessary trauma for the impacted resident and her loved ones," the New York attorney general's office told NPR.
Family caregivers of people with long COVID bear an extra burden
When a case of COVID-19 morphs into the mysterious, chronic condition known as long COVID, the specialists, appointments, medications and daily need for family care can overwhelm everyone involved.