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Want to move? Some cities will pay you $10,000 to relocate

Want to move? Some cities will pay you $10,000 to relocate

$10,000 is a significant chunk of money. But is it enough to convince you to pick up and move to an entirely different part of the country? Some cities and regions in America's heartland are offering that sum — and more — to attract new residents.
by Uri Berliner

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MnDOT seeing a blizzard of submissions in its 'Name a Snowplow' contest

MnDOT seeing a blizzard of submissions in its 'Name a Snowplow' contest

"Plow" Bunyan? "Salter" Mondale? The Minnesota Department of Transportation has received thousands of submissions like those in the first days of its new "Name a Snowplow" contest. There were about 8,000 entries just in the first day.
by Andrew Krueger

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Minnesota regulators cite more bars, restaurants for violating Walz order

Minnesota regulators on Saturday told three more establishments that they face 60-day liquor license suspensions for continuing indoor, in-person bar and restaurant service in violation of state pandemic rules.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Why the CDC 'eviction ban' isn't really a ban: 'I have nowhere to go'

Why the CDC 'eviction ban' isn't really a ban: 'I have nowhere to go'

Families are getting put out on the street despite an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to block evictions. Advocates say the order needs to be extended and strengthened.
by Chris Arnold

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Dec. 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases ease; deadly December continues

Dec. 20 update on COVID-19 in MN: Hospitalizations, cases ease; deadly December continues

Downward trends in the trajectory of new COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions and test positivity rates in Minnesota continued Sunday. Those encouraging signs, however, came as officials reported another 70 COVID-19 deaths.
by MPR News Staff

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Dec. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: December now Minnesota's deadliest month of pandemic

Dec. 19 update on COVID-19 in MN: December now Minnesota's deadliest month of pandemic

Despite some hopeful trends in new cases and hospitalizations, the Health Department reported 57 more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday — pushing December’s death toll to 1,187 with more than 10 days left to go. It’s now Minnesota’s deadliest month of the pandemic.
by MPR News Staff

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Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications

Minn. Sen. Jerry Relph dies of COVID-19 complications

State Sen. Jerry Relph died Friday following a month-long hospitalization. He tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a post-election party with other Republican senators in November. 
by Brian Bakst and Kirsti Marohn

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'A ray of hope': Vaccines should roll out soon in Minnesota long-term care facilities

'A ray of hope': Vaccines should roll out soon in Minnesota long-term care facilities

As Minnesota health care workers receive the initial doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, residents of long-term care facilities are next in line to start receiving those shots — perhaps by the end of the month.
by Peter Cox

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