Tag: vaccine mandate
Employee who retired early ‘furious’ after Hennepin County scraps vax mandate
A Hennepin County sheriff’s detective who retired early because of the politicization of the COVID-19 vaccine is “furious” that the county has now dropped...
First settlement reached for health care workers in lawsuit over vaccine...
(The Center Square) — The first settlement in the U.S. has been reached in a class action lawsuit filed by health care workers over...
Federal Reserve fires unvaccinated employee, calls him an ‘undue hardship’
An employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis was fired after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, months after his exemption was initially...
St. Paul raises bar, restaurant license fees with vax mandate in...
In a move described as "shockingly tone deaf," the city of St. Paul is increasing the permit, license, and certificate fees that establishments like...
Poll: Minnesotans disapprove of Twin Cities vaccine mandates
New poll data shows that a significant plurality of Minnesotans disapprove of COVID vaccine and testing mandates.
A survey conducted by KSTP/SurveyUSA interviewed 690 Minnesota...
Pawlenty appointee upholds Minneapolis vaccine mandate
A Hennepin County judge appointed by former Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty upheld Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s vaccine mandate on restaurants and bars in a...
Minneapolis Fed repeals religious exemption for longtime employee, threatens to fire...
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (the Minneapolis Fed) has placed a twenty-four-year employee on unpaid leave and is threatening to fire him after...
Vaccine mandate at Canadian border could cost consumers
(The Center Square) — A new requirement for truck drivers coming from Canada to be vaccinated against COVID-19 could add to supply chain challenges...
Minneapolis businesses temporarily close following vaccine mandate
Several Minneapolis businesses are temporarily closing or pausing indoor dining after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey forced them to start checking the vaccination status of...
Minnesota DFL to require vaccination in order to participate in political...
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) has implemented new COVID protocols for precinct caucuses on Feb. 1.
In an "emergency declaration" issued last Wednesday, the DFL's...