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Lost a job or income? Don't lose access to key tax credits

Lost a job or income? Don't lose access to key tax credits

Americans who lost their job or some of their income in 2020 should pay attention to a new, one-time provision that ensures they don't lose access to valuable tax credits as well. These credits could be key to getting a refund.
by The Associated Press

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Taxing time: How the pandemic will affect filing your taxes

Taxing time: How the pandemic will affect filing your taxes

Tax filing season will start a bit later and look a bit different this year. That's because the pandemic that defined 2020 has seeped into tax time as well. If you worked from home, received a relief payment, took on some gig work or filed unemployment benefits _ or someone filed a fake claim in your name _ there are things you need to be aware of. Likewise if you normally receive certain tax credits. The IRS will begin accepting tax returns on Feb. 12.
by The Associated Press

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Analysis: What's to blame for Minnesota's slow vaccination pace?

Analysis: What's to blame for Minnesota's slow vaccination pace?

After a one-time surge last month, Minnesota’s seen vaccinations trend the wrong way for eight straight days. MPR News data reporter David H. Montgomery digs into the numbers to break down what’s happening.
by David H. Montgomery

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Mobile ‘strike team’ brings COVID vaccine to the most vulnerable

Mobile ‘strike team’ brings COVID vaccine to the most vulnerable

Because of their age and their close living arrangements, the nuns at St. Benedict’s Monastery are at high risk from the coronavirus. But traveling to a clinic or hospital to get a vaccination would be a challenge for many of them. So, the vaccine came to them.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase

Dems attempt to push through school funding, wage increase

House Democrats are muscling past Republicans on major portions of President Joe Biden’s pandemic plan, including a proposed $130 billion in school relief and a gradual increase of the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. 
by The Associated Press

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WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

WHO team: Coronavirus unlikely to have leaked from China lab

The coronavirus is unlikely to have leaked from a Chinese lab and is more likely to have jumped to humans from an animal, a World Health Organization team has concluded, an expert said Tuesday as the group wrapped up a visit to explore the origins of the virus.
by The Associated Press

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Feb. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic picture improves, vaccination pace doesn't

Feb. 9 update on COVID-19 in MN: Pandemic picture improves, vaccination pace doesn't

Minnesota’s COVID-19 numbers have settled into a good news, bad news groove. Tuesday’s data shows the disease trends continuing to brighten but the state still struggling to gain traction on the pace of vaccinations.
by MPR News Staff

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