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Here’s how Minnesota cities and counties will spend $3.3 billion in federal COVID-19 aid
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 28 months into the coronavirus pandemic, Minnesota’s local governments have an unprecedented amount of federal cash. Less than half of the nearly $3.3 billion cities, townships and ...
COVID indicators’ mixed signals leave Minnesota threat unclear
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMixed COVID-19 statistics in Minnesota offer little indication of the direction of the pandemic —...
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations down slightly in west central Minnesota
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 16—WILLMAR — West Central Minnesota recorded nearly 400 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death related to the coronavirus, according to the weekly situation update released Thursday ...
Minn. schools continue to loosen COVID protocols for new year ahead
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe majority of Minnesota students returning to classrooms this fall won't have to wear a mask. Most...
Last-minute bill would make it harder for Hennepin County to take back control of HCMC
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Minnesota Legislature is poised to jump into the tangled debate over how to best oversee...
How Hennepin County spends nearly $200 million a year on homelessness prevention
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoHennepin County has the largest homelessness prevention and housing stability effort in Minnesota,...
Kandiyohi County prepares for the start of early voting in Minnesota on Friday, Sept. 23
West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 21—WILLMAR — While Election Day is still seven weeks away, voters across the state will be able to fulfill their civic duty starting Friday. In Minnesota, absentee voting opens 46 days ...
Democrat Tim Walz wins 2nd term as Minnesota’s governor
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDemocrat Tim Walz won a second term as Minnesota’s governor on Tuesday, fending off a challenge by...
With 200 officers, State Fair police chief says they’ve reached hiring goal for Great Minnesota...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Minnesota State Fair, working with other law enforcement agencies, has reached its goal of hiring 200 officers, the Fair’s police chief said Tuesday. Chief Ron Knafla and the fair’s deputy ...
Minnesota sent frontline worker bonuses to 290 dead people, audit finds
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJust 60% of the more than 1 million people who received $487.45 for working frontline jobs during...