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Carver library board declines to remove 'Gender Queer' from shelves

Carver library board declines to remove 'Gender Queer' from shelves

A Twin Cities metro library system has decided to keep a memoir told in graphic novel form on its shelves after a request to remove it. Dozens of supporters of the book testified during a Tuesday public hearing.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Gas prices still running high in Minnesota, but relief may be near

Gas prices still running high in Minnesota, but relief may be near

The average price of gas across Minnesota has continued to inch up this week after a significant spike last Thursday and Friday. But there may be relief in the coming days.
by Tim Nelson

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Union workers at Hormel Foods plant in Austin to vote on 'final' contract offer

The union representing about 1,700 meatpacking workers at the Hormel Foods plant in Austin, Minn., says they’ll vote this week on a contract proposal it’s calling a “final offer” from the company.
by MPR News Staff

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Lufthansa to start offering service between Twin Cities, Frankfurt

Lufthansa to start offering service between Twin Cities, Frankfurt

Lufthansa plans to start offering flights between the Twin Cities and Frankfurt next year. Airport officials said the route will begin June 4. Lufthansa will fly the Twin Cities-Frankfurt route year-round, five days a week.
by Andrew Krueger

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Already battling staffing shortages, nursing homes brace for Biden's potential mandatory minimums

Already battling staffing shortages, nursing homes brace for Biden's potential mandatory minimums

Despite receiving more than $9 billion in COVID-19 emergency funding, nursing homes across the country remain chronically understaffed. The Biden Administration is working to fulfill a State of the Union Address promise to require nursing homes to have more staffing along with 24/7 care which means more hiring nationwide from a strained pool of workers.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gracie Stockton and Lukas Levin

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Metro Transit workers vote to authorize strike

Metro Transit workers vote to authorize strike

Hundreds of members of the union that represents Metro Transit workers in the Twin Cities have authorized a strike. The vote doesn’t mean there will be a work stoppage yet — but it does empower the union’s leaders to call a strike.
by Tim Nelson

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Digesters make renewable energy from manure, but face hurdles

Digesters make renewable energy from manure, but face hurdles

Danish company Nature Energy planned to build several large-scale anaerobic digesters in Minnesota and Wisconsin that would harvest methane from livestock waste to produce biogas. Those plans are now on hold. But experts say there’s plenty of potential to turn methane from manure from a liability into a commodity.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Nearly 1,000 volunteers pack meals for 9/11 day of service in Twin Cities

Nearly 1,000 volunteers pack meals for 9/11 day of service in Twin Cities

Volunteers took to the basketball court at the University of St. Thomas on Monday to pack hundreds of thousands of meals — part of a national day of service meant to commemorate the lives of those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
by Tim Nelson

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