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From golden tickets to ‘Hunger Games’: Minnesota’s pilot program to vaccinate teachers
Minnesota’s race to vaccinate educators and child care workers is now in its second week. The launch has successfully gotten shots into the arms of thousands of people, but it’s just a fraction of the state’s teaching force. And it’s not been without its share of mishap.
Minneapolis council to consider move to establish rent control
The measure would set limits on the rates at which housing prices can grow. The Minneapolis City Council is expected to start the process Friday.
'There’s this pent-up demand': Minnesota restaurants welcome the return of diners
Restaurant owners say Minnesotans are taking advantage of the return to in-person dining. The state's hospitality businesses got the go-ahead to reopen to limited indoor drinking and dining earlier this month. Though they might prefer opening at full capacity, they’re focused on avoiding a return to harsher restrictions.
Art Hounds: Art exhibition undresses the garment industry
A large, multimedia work contemplates mass-produced clothing and the issues raised in their manufacture.
Throughout the pandemic, MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer has been talking with health care workers whose day-to-day lives have been turned upside down. This week, she spoke with Eric Swanlund, president of the Minnesota Association of Nurse Anesthetists and a CRNA at the Minneapolis VA.
At some of MN's large hospital systems, teleworkers, volunteers, construction workers have COVID vaccine advantage
State officials say Minnesota’s medical institutions have taken a liberal view of who should be in the early rounds of vaccination. And it’s come at the cost of making sure shots get to the people who need them most.
Walz budget would hike taxes on highest earners, boost school spending
The governor’s recommendations kick off a budget debate that will last well into spring. His call for tax increases on high-end earners and corporations will encounter pushback from Republican legislators.