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Bars, eateries sue Minneapolis over mayor's vaccine mandate

Bars, eateries sue Minneapolis over mayor's vaccine mandate

Owners of several bars and restaurants want a judge to toss the mayor’s recent COVID-19 order requiring proof of vaccination or a recent negative test to enter public places serving food and drink, calling it a “significant hurdle” to business.
by MPR News Staff

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Families are in distress after the first month without the expanded child tax credit

Families are in distress after the first month without the expanded child tax credit

January is the first month since July 2021 that more than 36 million families in the U.S. did not receive money from the expanded child tax credit program. For some, the consequences are already dire.
by Deepa Shivaram

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The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before

The nursing home staffing crisis right now is like nothing we've seen before

COVID cases and deaths are rising again in nursing homes across the country due to the highly contagious omicron variant. Staffing shortages are adding to strain and workers report "moral distress."
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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Listener dispatches from Day 1 of the Twin Cities restaurant vaccination mandate

Listener dispatches from Day 1 of the Twin Cities restaurant vaccination mandate

Wednesday was the first day of the latest restaurant vaccination mandates in Minneapolis and St. Paul. We wanted to hear how it went, and listeners answered — here's what you shared with Minnesota Now.
by Cathy Wurzer and Lindsay Guentzel

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Kris Ehresmann, face of Minnesota's COVID response, set to retire

Kris Ehresmann, face of Minnesota's COVID response, set to retire

Ehresmann, 59, the state’s infectious disease director and one of the key players in the state’s battle against COVID-19, will retire Feb. 2 after 30 years in public health, officials said Thursday.
by MPR News Staff

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