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New Minnesota prescription drug board gets up and running but expects industry resistance

New Minnesota prescription drug board gets up and running but expects industry resistance

A new panel established by the state Legislature will soon begin its work to try to make prescription drugs more affordable for Minnesotans. It’s called the Prescription Drug Affordability Board.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Getting to Green: One home at a time  

Getting to Green: One home at a time  

A greener home reduces carbon emissions and can cut energy bills. But how do you get there? MPR News correspondents Dan Kraker and Kirsti Marohn guest host the second of three shows focused on the climate crisis and Minnesota’s energy future.  
by Kirsti Marohn, Dan Kraker and Maja Beckstrom

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A caregiving memoir by Minnesota psychotherapist Emma Nadler explores how to adapt

A caregiving memoir by Minnesota psychotherapist Emma Nadler explores how to adapt

“The Unlikely Village of Eden” is about learning to adapt when life doesn’t go to plan and how even though 53 million people are caregivers in the U.S., their reality is often ignored.
by Cathy Wurzer and Emily Bright

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Judge largely backs Minnesota’s social studies plan, including ethnic studies

Judge largely backs Minnesota’s social studies plan, including ethnic studies

A state administrative law judge on Tuesday OK’d much of the state’s plan to revamp state social studies standards, including new language requiring ethnic studies. The ruling lets the new standards move ahead with some small modifications.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Ahead of legislative session, Walz pitches $982 million in public construction projects

Ahead of legislative session, Walz pitches $982 million in public construction projects

The rollout sets the table for months of debate at the Capitol over a capital investment bill. Lawmakers said high inflation and tight budget forecasts led them to propose a slimmer proposal.
by Dana Ferguson

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New Year's resolution? No thanks. Nora McInerny on ending the constant self-improvement cycle

New Year's resolution? No thanks. Nora McInerny on ending the constant self-improvement cycle

We’re just over two weeks into the new year. It’s a time when ads promoting diet culture and self-improvement run wild across the internet. A time that tells you whoever, you are, you need to be better. Starting now.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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Walz to announce infrastructure plan for 2024

Walz to announce infrastructure plan for 2024

On Tuesday, Governor Tim Walz will lay out his administration’s infrastructure plan and bonding proposal ahead of the legislative session. The biggest item on the legislative agenda is approving a cash-and-borrowing package for a slate of state agency and local projects.
by Cathy Wurzer and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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