COVID-19: Coverage of the pandemic from MPR News

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AG Ellison: 'Nobody wants to push anybody to close'
Dozens of bars and restaurants across Minnesota are openly defying Gov. Tim Walz’s ban on indoor dining and drinking. Many say they have nothing to lose as they've been bleeding money for months. In response, the state is ramping up its efforts to squash what seems like a growing rebellion.
1 in 5 prisoners in the U.S. has had COVID-19, 1,700 have died
One in very five state and federal prisoners in the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus, a rate more than four times higher than the general population. 
Congress averts shutdown; fight continues over pandemic aid
The hoped-for agreement would provide more than $300 billion in aid to businesses, a $300-per-week bonus federal jobless benefit, and $600 direct payments to individuals.
Corrections commissioner on COVID exposure inside Minnesota’s prisons
Since March, most of Minnesota's facilities have remained on semi-permanent lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. Despite restrictions, inmates and corrections staff are still getting sick.