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Minnesota’s congressional delegation backs stimulus plan
Some of Minnesota’s representatives in Washington say the plan isn’t perfect, but they supported it, saying some help is better than none.
Dec. 22 update on COVID-19 in MN: 24 more deaths; new caseloads slowing
While Minnesota’s seeing positive signs in COVID-19 data, officials still expect the state to reach an awful milestone — 5,000 total deaths in the pandemic — by week’s end.
Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrap-up bills
Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams of other unfinished legislation on taxes, energy, education and health care. The huge, still-unreleased bill is slated for votes on Monday — with lawmakers having only a few hours to read it before casting their votes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.