Tag: coronavirus
Hy-Vee Bans Reusable Bags Amid COVID-19 Precautions
Grocery chain Hy-Vee announced on Thursday that they’re banning reusable bags in all their stores across the region until further notice, beginning Friday.
The Midwest...
Vital Facts About Covid-19
Given the spread of misinformation about Covid-19, Just Facts is providing a trove of rigorously documented facts about this disease and its impacts. These...
Struggling Artists Get Their Own Coronavirus Relief Fund
Numerous relief funds and even a city government project has been started to help struggling artists during coronavirus, drawing praise from some and mockery...
MN Grocery Store Employees Deemed COVID-19 Emergency Workers
Grocery store employees in Minnesota have been deemed emergency workers and are now entitled to free childcare while the state's schools are closed due...
MN Republicans Claim Walz’s COVID-19 Response Is Unconstitutional And Unfair
A group of Republican Minnesota legislators have come together to challenge the constitutionality and efficacy of Governor Tim Walz's statewide small business shut down.
On...
Duluth Business Owners Turn Their Distillery Into Source Of Hand Sanitizer...
A pair of Minnesota small business owners have transformed their distillery into a source of free hand sanitizer amidst COVID-19-induced shortages.
Husband and wife Joel...
Target And Byerly’s Set Aside Time For Elderly To Shop Safely...
Two Minnesota-based grocers, Target and Lunds & Byerlys, have taken steps to assure the safety of the elderly and immunocompromised during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Although...
Timberwolves Pledge To Keep Temporarily Unemployed Workers Afloat
The Minnesota Timberwolves pledged to donate up to $1,000,000 to assist now-unemployed game day staff at Target Center amid a canceled season and battered...
Senator Chamberlain Wants The Governor To Reconsider Restaurant Shut Down
Minnesota Republican State Senator Roger Chamberlain wants Governor Tim Walz to reconsider his shutdown of the state's restaurants and bars.
Walz issued executive order 20-04,...
Timberwolves Star Donates $100,000 To Mayo Clinic To Test For Coronavirus
Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns said he will donate $100,000 to Mayo Clinic to fund the fight against coronavirus.
Towns says he hopes to increase...