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Minn. front-line workers appeal for share of pandemic pay

People in masks and scarves carry signs during a demonstration.
Nurses picket on Feb. 12 in Faribault, Minn., during a health care worker protest of a shortage on protective masks. Some front-line workers now want a share of $250 million the state has set aside for bonus pay for those who bore the brunt of the pandemic.
Jim Mone | AP Photo file