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Break over, Minn. lawmakers ready to tackle budget
Minnesota lawmakers return from their holiday break this week and will get to work on a series of bills setting a new two-year state budget, their priority task of the session. House and Senate committees are set to roll out competing bills that will eventually lead to negotiations with Gov. Tim Walz. Democrats in the …
Minn. schools take two-day MEA break, despite shortened conference
Minnesota schools’ long tradition of canceling two days of classes for an annual teachers conference will continue this week — even though the conference has been permanently shortened to a one-day event. Until last year, the Minnesota Educator Academy, or MEA, was held on a Thursday and Friday in mid-October. That changed, when Education Minnesota, …
Minn. health officials declare outbreak of hepatitis A
An outbreak of hepatitis A has been identified in Minnesota, prompting state health officials to appeal for broader vaccination efforts in high-risk areas such as homeless shelters and jails. While Minnesota has been insulated somewhat from a national hepatitis A outbreak — which has sickened more than 23,000 individuals and caused 233 deaths since 2016 …
