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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Many hotels, restaurants and bars on brink of closure

MPR News Staff The number of Minnesotans hospitalized for COVID-19 hit a new high Monday as a major trade group representing Minnesota’s hospitality industry warned ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 8:40 am

Business

Republicans push Walz to speed up business reopenings

By Tim Pugmire Gov. Tim Walz has been spending a lot of time listening to the concerns of Minnesota business owners as he decides when ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, May 4, 2020 4:59 pm

News

COVID-19 damage to state budget assessed this week

By Brian Bakst Minnesota’s economic peril stemming from COVID-19 will be front and center this week with a new budget projection. With two weeks to ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, May 4, 2020 10:38 am

Business

MN Senate passes GOP tax bill that delays payments

By Tim Pugmire The Minnesota Senate passed legislation Thursday designed to help struggling businesses by extending tax deadlines. Supporters of the $327 million measure say ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:39 pm

News

Walz to share plan for restarting economy

MPR News Staff With Minnesota’s stay-at-home order set to expire next week, Gov. Tim Walz will announce on Thursday afternoon his plans for restarting parts of the ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:02 am

News

Nonessential Minnesota businesses gradually reopen

By Brandt Williams The decision to allow some nonessential Minnesota businesses to bring back employees this week caught Dan Siskind, owner of Brickmania, by surprise. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:01 am

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As pandemic continues, Minnesota nonprofits chart new course for the long-term

By Emily Bright Eagles still soar above the Mississippi River in southeast Minnesota. But along the banks of the river in Wabasha, the doors of ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 29, 2020 7:01 am

News

3M earnings up as the global pandemic provides mixed results

By Martin Moylan and John Enger Shares of Maplewood-based 3M are up about 2.5 percent after the company reported first-quarter earnings Monday. The company, a ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Tuesday, April 28, 2020 7:01 am

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Skirmish brews over federal COVID-19 money sent to Minnesota

By Brian Bakst The Minnesota Senate voted Monday to assert more control over the use of federal coronavirus funding now in the state government’s possession. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 27, 2020 2:22 pm

Education

Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Walz to keep school buildings closed

MPR News Staff Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday will announce that Minnesota K-12 school buildings will remain closed for the rest of the academic year, ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 23, 2020 9:52 am

News

Minnesota’s expanded testing plan: What you need to know

By Catharine Richert Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced a statewide testing strategy Wednesday that he says is critical to reopening the state and protecting its most vulnerable. ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:39 am

Mower County

In ‘breakthrough’ announcement, Minn. unveils major COVID-19 testing effort

Minnesota will soon be able to test tens of thousands of people a day for COVID-19 and evidence of coronavirus antibodies. Gov. Tim Walz announced ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 3:08 pm

News

Minnesota Republicans move May state convention online

By Brian Bakst Minnesota’s Republican Party won’t hold an in-person state convention next month due to the coronavirus situation. Republican Party Chair Jennifer Carhanan said ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 10:59 am

News

‘Deadly phase’: Minnesota’s long-term care facilities fight to control coronavirus spread

By Peter Cox As in other states, the COVID-19 deaths among older people in Minnesota happened where they were most vulnerable: in group settings and ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 9:55 am

News

Pathway to reopening Minnesota should get clearer this week

By Brian Bakst More information should emerge this week about necessary safeguards to allow more businesses to reopen while keeping their employees and customers safe ... Read more

by Minnesota Public Radio, Monday, April 20, 2020 11:49 am

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