‘We’re not going to stop’: Protests continue at the University of Minnesota campus (www.mprnews.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/university-of-minnesota-protest…
Syphilis cases rise to their highest levels since the 1950s, CDC says (www.mprnews.org)
The number of syphilis cases in the U.S. are on the rise. According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cases increased by nearly 80 percent to more than 207,000 between 2018 and 2022....
Proposed federal law would put limits on use of $50 billion in opioid settlements (www.mprnews.org)
Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments began spending over the past two years — with some using it to plug budget holes rather than fight the addiction crisis....
Amazon, Starbucks worker unions are in limbo, even as UAW and others triumph (www.mprnews.org)
It was a triumphant year for workers. Part-time UPS drivers got 55% raises. Airline pilots 40%. And auto workers landed a 25% increase in pay plus additional cost of living adjustments. The wins were widespread, from Hollywood actors to nurses....
Minimum-wage workers in 22 states will be getting raises on Jan. 1 (www.mprnews.org)
Minimum-wage workers in 22 states are going to see more money in their paychecks in the new year....
Meet 3 people whose designs are finalists for the new Minnesota flag (www.mprnews.org)
Minnesota’s most intensely debated art contest in memory is down to six designs for the next state flag and just a handful for the official seal, a tiny fraction of the more than 2,500 in total submissions....
100 years overdue, book finally returned to St. Paul Public Library (www.mprnews.org)
It must have been a very good read....
Red Lake plans to open Minnesota's first recreational marijuana dispensary Aug. 1 - MPR News (www.mprnews.org)
Tribal Secretary Sam Strong said in an interview with MPR News that it’s an opportunity to regulate business at a time when fentanyl is being found more often in cannabis products....
