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How 2 Minnesota graduate students are helping implement free period products in schools

How 2 Minnesota graduate students are helping implement free period products in schools

This is the second year that Minnesota schools are required to provide free menstrual products. MPR News guest host Catharine Richert talks with two graduate students who created a toolkit that helps educators put the law into practice.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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Planned Parenthood closes Louisiana clinics after 40 years due to financial and political pressure

Planned Parenthood closes Louisiana clinics after 40 years due to financial and political pressure

Louisiana’s only two Planned Parenthood locations have closed after 40 years. The organization says the closure Tuesday is the result of political attacks and funding woes, following President Donald Trump’s spending and tax plan that eliminates Medicaid reimbursements for organizations that provide abortion.
by The Associated Press

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Nonprofit Avivo building new indoor shelter of tiny homes in St. Cloud

Nonprofit Avivo building new indoor shelter of tiny homes in St. Cloud

The indoor village will feature 48 private dwellings with common spaces for activities and wrap-around services, such as health care, mental health and recovery support.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Wisconsin Planned Parenthood is pausing abortions. What does that mean for Minnesota?

Wisconsin Planned Parenthood is pausing abortions. What does that mean for Minnesota?

After Medicaid cuts in President Donald Trump’s spending bill, Wisconsin’s Planned Parenthood clinics announced they will no longer schedule abortions.
by Cathy Wurzer, Megan Burks and Lukas Levin

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The Lindstrom farm growing recreational cannabis to make potent extract

The Lindstrom farm growing recreational cannabis to make potent extract

Preston Torres and Max Young, cofounders of Concentrate Labs in Lindstrom, were the second cannabis cultivator to be licensed by the state and have had seeds in the ground since July.
by Nicole Ki

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Vaccine confusion? 5 Minnesota questions, answered

Vaccine confusion? 5 Minnesota questions, answered

Minnesotans may be struggling to navigate a blizzard of state and federal news last week around vaccines, who should get them and when. Here are some answers to key questions about what’s happening. 
by Erica Zurek, Molly Castle Work and Kyra Miles

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3 thoughts from an autism researcher on Trump’s acetaminophen and vaccine claims

3 thoughts from an autism researcher on Trump’s acetaminophen and vaccine claims

President Trump and his administration claim there could be a link between autism and acetaminophen and vaccines. We asked a researcher who has studied autism for decades for her thoughts.
by Obed Manuel and Michel Martin

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