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Dispute over taxes complicates state COVID-19 response

Dispute over taxes complicates state COVID-19 response

The DFL House and Republican Senate are taking distinctly different approaches to the COVID-19 crisis in the final two weeks of the legislative session.
by Tim Pugmire

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How to decide your post-high school plans during a pandemic

How to decide your post-high school plans during a pandemic

National Decision Day for many high school seniors has been a momentous occasion, but the coronavirus pandemic has upended those plans. Would you commit to a college or university if you can't physically attend?
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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The road to reopening

The road to reopening

As the country looks to reopen in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, how can we balance public health with economic viability?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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St. Paul advocates move online to help domestic abuse survivors

St. Paul advocates move online to help domestic abuse survivors

On a normal day, the staff at Women’s Advocates of St. Paul have a tough job. But with in-person contact limited, they’ve had to change the way they help domestic abuse survivors.
by Cody Nelson

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Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms

Healthy pigs being killed as meatpacking backlog hits farms

Officials estimate that about 700,000 pigs across the nation can't be processed each week and must euthanized. Most of the hogs are being killed at farms, but up to 13,000 a day also may be euthanized at the JBS pork plant in Worthington, Minn.
by The Associated Press

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Essential workers plan May Day strikes; others demand end to lockdowns

Essential workers plan May Day strikes; others demand end to lockdowns

Essential employees are planning labor actions to call for sick leave and hazard pay, while nurses will protest for more PPE. Meanwhile, others are calling for an end to the lockdowns.
by Scott Neuman

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Farmers markets aim to offer comforting tradition, produce

Farmers markets aim to offer comforting tradition, produce

With their outdoor space and flexible layouts, farmers markets may be able to adapt more easily to the needs of shoppers during a pandemic.
by Jon Collins

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May 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: 371 dead; 'just getting our arms' around the spread

May 1 update on COVID-19 in MN: 371 dead; 'just getting our arms' around the spread

Minnesota’s health commissioner on Friday defended Gov. Tim Walz’s decision to extend the state’s stay-at-home order as necessary in the face of rapidly rising numbers of COVID-19 cases reported and deaths recorded.
by MPR News Staff

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