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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community provides emergency assistance amid food shortage 

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community provides emergency assistance amid food shortage 

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, a tribal nation in Minnesota, is providing emergency assistance to other tribal nations across the state and across the region as food promised to tribes by the federal government arrives late. 
by Melissa Olson

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State looks to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in wastewater from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant

State looks to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in wastewater from 3M’s Cottage Grove plant

It will be the first time Minnesota has required an industry to limit PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in its wastewater. 3M’s Cottage Grove plant, the epicenter of the global PFAS problem, has been operating under a permit that expired more than 20 years ago.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota school test scores stabilize but COVID’s effects linger

Minnesota school test scores stabilize but COVID’s effects linger

Minnesota’s K-12 public school math and reading scores remain largely unchanged since the COVID-19-era drop, according to newly released data from the state Education Department. One positive sign: School attendance rates are rising again.
by Kyra Miles and Craig Helmstetter

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Hazelden’s CEO on the evolution of addiction treatment

Hazelden’s CEO on the evolution of addiction treatment

MPR News host Angela Davis talks about addiction with Dr. Joseph Lee, the CEO of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. As the organization marks its 75th anniversary, they talk about how Minnesota became a world leader in addiction treatment.    
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Ask an epidemiologist: Who should get the new COVID vaccine?

Ask an epidemiologist: Who should get the new COVID vaccine?

For more information, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with epidemiologist Michael Osterholm from the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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As school nears, doctors worry about Minnesota's undervaccinated kids

As school nears, doctors worry about Minnesota's undervaccinated kids

“We always look for a little surge in our friends called viruses after the Great Minnesota Get-Together because we are in close contact, and there’s just a lot being shared,” Dr. Abe Jacob, a pediatrician told MPR News Monday. He said it’s not too late to get vaccinated.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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There’s a severe kidney shortage. Should donors be compensated?

There’s a severe kidney shortage. Should donors be compensated?

More than 90,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a kidney transplant. But a kidney shortage means many die on the waitlist or become too sick for a transplant. A new plan would compensate donors.
by Stephanie O'Neill

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