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Scores of private charitable foundations got Paycheck Protection Program money

Scores of private charitable foundations got Paycheck Protection Program money

Scores of private charitable foundations linked to some of the nation's wealthiest people received money from the federal Paycheck Protection Program. Critics say they didn't need a taxpayer subsidy.
by Sacha Pfeiffer

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'I'm going to be able to hug my mom again': COVID vaccine arrives first for Native nations in Minn.

'I'm going to be able to hug my mom again': COVID vaccine arrives first for Native nations in Minn.

As the coronavirus vaccine makes its way to states and tribal nations across the country, health care workers on reservations across Minnesota were among the first to be vaccinated. The director of the federal Indian Health Service visited the White Earth Nation Tuesday to see the vaccine distribution in action.
by Dan Gunderson

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Walz extends curbs on bars, eateries; grade schools OK'd to reopen

Walz extends curbs on bars, eateries; grade schools OK'd to reopen

“It would be so much easier if none of this was happening … if the neighbors weren't dying. But that's not reality,” Gov. Tim Walz told reporters after announcing restrictions on indoor bar and restaurant service would continue through Jan. 10.
by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases

Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases

States including Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan and Nebraska have seen a decrease in the numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19. All, however, are still experiencing an alarming number of deaths and hospitalizations because of the earlier surge of cases.
by The Associated Press

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'I'm walking on thin ice here': Hospitality industry workers struggle

'I'm walking on thin ice here': Hospitality industry workers struggle

Gov. Tim Walz says he’ll announce Wednesday what's next for the bars and restaurants he shut down a month ago as a pandemic precaution. Out-of-work Minnesotans on the verge of exhausting their unemployment benefits are getting some relief. But is it enough to help the tens of thousands of hospitality workers in Minnesota who are without jobs? 
by Mark Zdechlik

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Poll: Americans are growing less reluctant to take COVID-19 vaccine

Poll: Americans are growing less reluctant to take COVID-19 vaccine

In a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, 71 percent of respondents said they would definitely or probably get inoculated — a significant leap over the 63 percent who said so in an August/September poll.
by Colin Dwyer

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