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Morning rain is expected to quickly change to snow midday. This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Gov. Tim Walz says the state isn’t letting up its commitment to providing COVID-19 testing, even when front-line workers and vulnerable residents start to get vaccinated. He says Minnesota expects to receive 250,000 vaccines by the end of the year. This is your MPR News evening update for Dec. 22, 2020. Hosted by Jon Collins. Theme music by Gary Meister.
The Senate acted swiftly Monday night, in a 91-7 vote, to approve more than $900 billion for coronavirus assistance, shortly after the House of Representatives passed the package. The aid comes after months of partisan sniping over what elements should be in a relief measure that virtually all lawmakers on Capitol Hill argued was long overdue.
This is an MPR News morning update for Tuesday, December 22, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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A second COVID-19 vaccine is expected to start arriving in the state within days, after Friday's emergency authorization by federal officials. Like the Pfizer vaccine that Minnesotans started receiving last week, the Moderna vaccine requires two shots weeks apart. This is the MPR News evening update for Dec. 21, 2020. Hosted by Nancy Lebens. Theme music by Gary Meister.
COVID-19 statistics in Minnesota passed several encouraging milestones over the weekend: The rolling seven-day average of new cases each day dropped below 3,000; the average number of hospital admissions fell below 150 a day; and the average test positivity rate over the past week dropped below 7 percent.
While those are still alarmingly high numbers, they’re levels not seen in six weeks or longer. But the positive signs came amid a mounting December death toll.
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Minnesota is getting less COVID-19 vaccine in the initial shipment than first promised.
State infectious disease division director Kris Ehresmann says that federal officials have indicated that it's because of fluctuations in manufacturing.
This is an MPR News evening update for December 18, 2020, hosted by Nina Moini.
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Minnesota’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in November, down slightly from October. The latest numbers from the Department of Employment and Economic Development show the state also shed more than 12,000 jobs in November.
This is an MPR News morning update for Friday, December 18, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Several bars and restaurants are facing lawsuits from the state for reopening in defiance of Governor Tim Walz’s latest executive order.
MPR News evening update for December 17, 2020. Hosted by Hannah Yang.
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About 100 hospitality businesses have pledged to defy the governor’s order to remain closed. Some establishments that have opened despite the shutdown order have faced steep penalties including the suspension of liquor licenses.
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Walz turns back the COVID dial, with a plan to start reopening schools in mid January, but many are still unhappy and some say they’ll defy the orders. This is an evening news update from MPR News, hosted by Tim Nelson. Music by Gary Meister.
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