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June 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, ICU cases plateau; don't let guard down, officials say

June 13 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, ICU cases plateau; don't let guard down, officials say

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Minnesota climbed past 30,000 on Saturday, while the number of people hospitalized with the disease in the state fell to its lowest level in more than a month.
by MPR News Staff

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Trump reschedules Tulsa campaign rally 'out of respect' for Juneteenth

Trump reschedules Tulsa campaign rally 'out of respect' for Juneteenth

The president had faced fierce criticism for scheduling a campaign rally on the holiday commemorating the effective end of slavery, in a city home to a horrific incident of racial violence in 1921.
by Suzanne Nuyen

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MDH data: Nursing homes account for half of COVID-19 deaths in Minn.

MDH data: Nursing homes account for half of COVID-19 deaths in Minn.

Overall, long-term care deaths account for about 80 percent of COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota — those numbers include nursing homes, assisted living facilities, memory care units and group homes.
by Peter Cox

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U of M regents approve budget, plan to help offset pandemic losses

U of M regents approve budget, plan to help offset pandemic losses

The budget outline includes freezes on tuition, systemwide hiring and merit pay raises for all employees. Separately, regents approved an initiative for temporary employee pay cuts and furloughs to help make up for $35 million in room and board refunds after students were sent home for the spring semester.
by The Associated Press

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Transgender health protections reversed by Trump administration

Transgender health protections reversed by Trump administration

Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Special session begins with debate over COVID-19 emergency, police powers

Special session begins with debate over COVID-19 emergency, police powers

The special session of the Legislature got underway Friday with a debate over extending the emergency authority of Gov. Tim Walz to respond to the coronavirus outbreak. Republicans also released a much shorter list of policing changes than the one Walz backed Thursday.
by Tim Pugmire

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World Bank: Recession is the deepest in decades

World Bank: Recession is the deepest in decades

The World Bank issues a report this week detailing the extent of the recession, the first caused solely by a pandemic. Its findings are sobering — but do offer a glimmer of hope.
by Joanne Lu

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Trump RNC acceptance speech moves to Jacksonville after coronavirus dispute

Trump RNC acceptance speech moves to Jacksonville after coronavirus dispute

The event was originally planned to be held in Charlotte, N.C., but will now move to Florida after pushback from the North Carolina governor regarding the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
by Alana Wise

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