The newest numbers come days after Minnesota’s COVID-19 death toll passed 2,000. State Health Department officials continue to warn Minnesotans that the pandemic is far from over.
Mary Moriarty had been reprimanded earlier for what critics said was poor relations with others in the justice system. Her supporters say she was a champion for ending systemic racism.
Unions representing staff in Minneapolis and St. Paul district are asking for five things before switching the learning model in their districts from distance learning to hybrid models, which combine in-person and distance learning.
President Donald Trump returned to Minnesota on Wednesday, hoping to restock his campaign account and keep supporters motivated after a chaotic first presidential debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Both Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have been working hard to appeal to working-class voters — especially those in northeastern Minnesota. Biden recently visited a union training center in Duluth; the president will hold a campaign rally at the airport there Wednesday night.
State officials continue to stress that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over and Health Department numbers continue to bear that out. Wednesday’s count of newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths was the highest in more than a month.
A majority of Minnesotans say that the criminal justice system doesn’t treat Black and white people equally and that George Floyd’s death was a sign of broader problems in policing, according to the newly released MPR News/Star Tribune/KARE-11 Minnesota Poll.
The newest numbers come as officials caution that outbreaks are being driven now largely by formal and informal get-togethers among friends, families and co-workers who are not staying vigilant against the disease.