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May 7 update on COVID-19 in MN: Deaths top 500, on pace for 1K by June
Gov. Tim Walz and state health officials Thursday detailed a new “battle plan” to safeguard Minnesotans living in long-term care facilities. They also braced Minnesotans to expect more cases and deaths, and noted the disease is falling harder on people of color.
More than a month after Congress OK’d $8 billion, the federal government announced a plan to channel aid to tribal governments across the country. White Earth said it received $20.6 million.
Opponents file new challenge to proposed Twin Metals mine
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., alleges the Bureau of Land Management should have prepared an in-depth environmental impact statement but conducted only a limited review.
The incident, captured on video and confirmed by security cameras, shows a young man kicking an elderly Asian American woman in the face.
May 6 update on COVID-19 in MN: 30 more deaths; total cases surge above 8K
The latest counts come a day after budget officials conceded COVID-19 has blown a $2.4 billion hole in the state budget and Minnesota’s economy won’t recover from the pandemic anytime soon.
Parenting during a pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has shifted our daily lives, including the way we parent. While parenting duties have not stopped, many are now working from home and have also stepped in to teach. It’s not easy. Two parenting experts joined the conversation and answered questions about everything from fighting to technology and how to set realistic expectations.
COVID-19 brings red ink back to state budget
A new budget update projects Minnesota will have a $2.4 billion deficit through July 2021. That’s a huge swing from the surplus predicted back in February.
Mankato pet cremator sees grief ‘compounded’ amid COVID-19
Wendy June, 57, has run Mankato Pet Cremation since summer 2018. An essential worker, she says “Anything that we can do to lessen someone else's load at this time, especially over the loss of people and pets.”