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Greater Minnesota’s child care crisis squeezed by pandemic

Greater Minnesota’s child care crisis squeezed by pandemic

Child care providers have been closing in rural Minnesota faster than they can be replaced. Host Angela Davis talks with the author of a new report and the owner of a child care center about how this hurts working families and rural economies. 
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Inside the fight for the right to die: Logistical and ethical challenges

Inside the fight for the right to die: Logistical and ethical challenges

Katie Engelhart explores the complexity of physician-assisted death in the book The Inevitable. She says patients seeking to end their own lives sometimes resort to veterinary drugs from overseas.
by Terry Gross

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States try to push out billions of emergency rental aid to families

States try to push out billions of emergency rental aid to families

Congress approved $25 billion in emergency rental assistance to keep people housed during the pandemic, but states are facing glitches on the federal moratorium for renters and landlords.
by Pam Fessler

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Majority of MN students now have option to attend school in person

Majority of MN students now have option to attend school in person

Weeks after Gov. Tim Walz urged secondary schools to open their buildings, approximately 90 percent of Minnesota schools are offering students the option to attend some form of in-person classes. But in some areas, many students are opting for distance learning, even when they have the chance to go back in person.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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COVID reflections: How the pandemic has changed the work of hospital chaplains

The places we used to gather, by hospital beds and in houses of worship, have been largely closed to visitors in the pandemic. That’s made for an unimaginable year for hospital chaplains working on the front lines.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Health panel expands lung cancer screening for more smokers

Health panel expands lung cancer screening for more smokers

More Americans now qualify for yearly scans to detect lung cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday that may help more Black smokers and women get screened.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota expands vaccine eligibility; shots for all possible by late April

Minnesota expands vaccine eligibility; shots for all possible by late April

As Minnesota approaches a key milestone in vaccinating the state’s 65-plus population, officials are accelerating the timelines for when many other Minnesotans can be eligible for a shot. On Tuesday, they indicated every adult Minnesotan may be shot-eligible by late April.
by MPR News Staff

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March 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace solid; eligibility expands

March 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Vaccination pace solid; eligibility expands

The newest numbers show the state on the right path. They came minutes after state health officials expanded vaccine eligibility and indicated the state could be ready to offer a shot to any Minnesota adult by late April.
by MPR News Staff

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Pandemic aid package includes some relief from high health plan premiums

Pandemic aid package includes some relief from high health plan premiums

If passed, President Joe Biden's relief bill would significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums, and would boost the size of those subsidies.
by Emmarie Huetteman

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