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COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

The latest news, resources, guides and tips to help you stay up to date on the coronavirus pandemic.

DFL lawmakers, unions push for end to pay stalemate

DFL lawmakers, unions push for end to pay stalemate

Democrats working on the “hero pay” commission say bonuses should go to a large pool of pandemic workers. Republicans want to limit the number of workers who are eligible so that each one gets a bigger bonus.
by Tim Pugmire

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COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations surge outside Twin Cities as cases climb

COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations surge outside Twin Cities as cases climb

Minnesota’s spreading COVID-19 outbreak has been pummeling greater Minnesota for weeks, and hospitals are feeling the impact. For the first time in the pandemic, there are more COVID patients hospitalized in greater Minnesota than in the metro area.
by David H. Montgomery and MPR News Staff

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Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports

Flush with COVID-19 aid, schools steer funding to sports

A growing number of school districts in the U.S. are using federal pandemic funding on athletics projects. One school district in Iowa is spending $100,000 on a weight room renovation, while another in Wisconsin is spending $1.6 million on new synthetic turf fields.
by The Associated Press

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Most state workers get a COVID shot; tensions rise around those who haven't

Most state workers get a COVID shot; tensions rise around those who haven't

Minnesota’s month-old vaccine policy for state employees has led most workers to attest to having their shots. But among those who haven’t been vaccinated, the implementation of a testing alternative is drawing criticism.
by Brian Bakst

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Walz calls for vaccine and testing requirements for teachers

Walz calls for vaccine and testing requirements for teachers

Gov. Tim Walz is calling on lawmakers to approve a series of new measures to respond to the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine and testing requirements for teachers and school staff, and for long-term care workers. 
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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