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- 24 Minnesotans reflect on how COVID-19 changed their lives
With the marking of the fifth anniversary of the COVID pandemic, The Minnesota Now team spent a month going out across the state and asking listeners and readers to share their story and experiences from that dramatic period in our collective recent history.
- Minnesota OK’d free menstrual products in schools, but that hasn’t solved the problem
MPR’s Sam Stroozas reports that while Minnesota OK’d free menstrual products in schools, it hasn’t solved the problem of accessibly, leading to what some term as “period poverty.”
- Minnesota’s rural ambulance providers look to state Capitol for their own lifeline
MPR’s Ellie Roth takes an ambulance ride along in Dodge County for a report on efforts by rural EMS services in Minnesota to get funding support from the Legislature. Ambulance services rely on being able to bill a patient’s insurance, but that depends on whether they transport that patient to the hospital. In Dodge Center, many times EMTs and paramedics are responding to calls that don’t require hospitalization.
- Call to Mind: Queer Youth Resilience and Mental Health
MPR News shares a special broadcast from Call to Mind, American Public Media’s initiative to foster conversations about mental health. Program includes experts’ insights on queer youth mental health, new data from the Trevor Project about the consequences of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, stories of families in different parts of the country who face state laws that prevent trans people from accessing gender-affirming care, and the voices of young people attending the Miami Beach Pride festival.
- North Star Journey: Bridge to the spirit realm - Hmong shamanism in Minnesota
On this segment of North Star Journey, MPR’s Jacob Aloi talks with Hmong shaman Billy Lor and others about shamanism and its importance in the Hmong community.
- THC edibles surge in Minnesota but safety rules are loose, regulators aren’t ready
MPR’s Tom Scheck reports that the lack of regulation of THC edibles in Minnesota is raising concerns. THC edibles surge in Minnesota, but safety rules are loose and regulators aren’t ready.
- Coping with prolonged grief over George Floyd, mass shootings, and the pandemic
MPR News with Angela Davis talks with two therapists about the waves of loss many people experienced over the past two years and how people can cope with prolonged grief and trauma. The murder of George Floyd, the pandemic, and mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and a Texas school are discussed.
- North Star Journey: Hmong health leaders stepped up as COVID ravaged community
On this segment of North Star Journey, MPR’s Peter Cox looks at how a growing class of young Hmong doctors, nurses, and public health leaders recognized COVID’s threat and worked to guide people toward science-based answers.
- Longtime MPCA employee alleges retaliation over petroleum complaints
MPR’s Kirsti Marohn reports that a longtime employee of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has filed a whistleblower lawsuit, claiming he faced retaliation for raising concerns about how the agency handles petroleum leak sites.
- Stacey Danner wavered on the vaccine, friends hope his story sways others to get shots
MPR’s Catherine Richert profiles Minneapolis resident, Stacey Danner, who died of COVID-19 at the age of 46. Richert looks at reasons behind Danner’s decision in not getting a vaccination, and the greater hesitation of some in Black community towards COVID-19 vaccine.