Around 1,000 nursing home workers strike for higher pay, better working conditions
The Service Employees International Union estimates about 1,000 nurses and employees from a dozen nursing home facilities in the state went on a one-day, Unfair Labor Practice strike Tuesday. A couple hundred nursing home employees from various facilities rallied outside The Estates at St. Louis Park Tuesday morning, while others took part in early-morning picketing outside […]
Students gather at Capitol in support of bill banning flavored tobacco products
Hundreds of students and advocates gathered at the Capitol on Tuesday to express their support for a bill that would ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in Minnesota. The bill isn’t new — it’s undergone multiple hearings in the past few years. Many communities in Minnesota have enacted a ban on flavored tobacco products […]
More Minnesotans are aging alone. Here’s how we can address their biggest challenges
CATHY WURZER: Retirees make up a significant portion of Minnesota’s population, and yet many are finding themselves without support as they enter their later years. According to census data from 2022, there are more than 300,000 people over the age of 65 that live alone in Minnesota. Add in the fact that one in six […]
‘Trauma Sponges’: A Minneapolis firefighter responds to suffering
When people think of firefighters, they might picture an image from a child’s book — a big man, wearing lots of equipment, maybe pulling a hose from a red fire engine or rushing to rescue people from a burning building. But firefighters are responding to far fewer fires these days and more and more medical emergencies. […]
First over-the-counter birth control pill heads to stores
Opill is the first birth control pill available over the counter in the United States. Perrigo Company plc Opill, the first oral contraceptive pill to be available without a prescription in the U.S., has shipped to retailers nationwide. It will be sold online and in the family planning aisle of drugstores, convenience stores and supermarkets […]
This diet swap can cut your carbon footprint and boost longevity
A plant-based diet is not just good for your health, it’s good for the planet. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images If you’re aiming to cut back on meat and you want to build muscle strength, you’re not alone. Following our story on foods that help maintain strength, lots of you responded to our call-out, telling us you’re […]
This diet swap can cut your carbon footprint and boost longevity
A plant-based diet is not just good for your health, it’s good for the planet. Alexander Spatari/Getty Images If you’re aiming to cut back on meat and you want to build muscle strength, you’re not alone. Following our story on foods that help maintain strength, lots of you responded to our call-out, telling us you’re […]
Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you’re sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule
The CDC has overhauled its COVID-19 isolation guidelines, saying the virus no longer represents the same threat to public health as it did several years ago. Markus Schreiber/AP The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its 5-day isolation guidance for people with COVID-19. The agency made the announcement on Friday, following reports last […]
Got COVID? CDC says stay home while you’re sick, but drops its 5-day isolation rule
The CDC has overhauled its COVID-19 isolation guidelines, saying the virus no longer represents the same threat to public health as it did several years ago. Markus Schreiber/AP The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is dropping its 5-day isolation guidance for people with COVID-19. The agency made the announcement on Friday, following reports last […]
Cannabis growing facility is now under construction on Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribal lands
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is looking to stake its claim in Minnesota’s cannabis cultivation industry. Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, the corporate entity owned by the band, announced Friday they have begun construction on a 50,000 square-foot cannabis growing facility on tribal lands near Onamia. Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures CEO Joe Nayquonabe, Jr. […]