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Minnesota governor vetoes Uber/Lyft driver pay raise bill, citing cost and service concerns

May. 25, 2023 20:49 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have mandated higher pay and job security for Lyft and Uber drivers in Minnesota, saying the legislation wasn't ready to become law. “Rideshare drivers deserve fair wages and safe working conditions," Walz...

Minnesota governor signs paid family and medical leave act to give workers up to 20 weeks off

May. 25, 2023 18:14 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota workers will be entitled to paid time off when they're seriously ill or to care for newborns and loved ones starting in 2026 under a bill that Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed Thursday, making his state the 12th to require those benefits. The paid...

As South Carolina governor signs new law, abortion restrictions strain providers in US South

May. 25, 2023 13:07 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wave of newly approved abortion restrictions in the Southeastern United States has sent providers scrambling to reconfigure their services for a region with already severely limited access. Stiff limitations enacted in South Carolina and pending in North...

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

May. 24, 2023 07:13 AM EDT

Minneapolis Star Tribune. May 22, 2023. Editorial: State gambles on government solutions DFL didn’t stop at spending the surplus, betting on a second Minnesota Miracle. Minnesota’s elected leaders are wrapping up a legislative session for the ages...

What will Minnesota lawmakers do for an encore in 2024 after momentous 2023 legislative session?

May. 23, 2023 18:03 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature isn't scheduled to reconvene until Feb. 12 but with the curtain barely down on the momentous 2023 session there's already discussion about what lawmakers might do for an encore. Democrats are proud they checked off all of the 30...

Minnesota Legislature adjourns after passing $72B budget; Democrats celebrate as GOP hits tax hikes

May. 22, 2023 23:41 PM EDT

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature put the final touches on a $72 billion state budget and adjourned for the year Monday night as Democrats celebrated enacting an ambitious agenda that ranged from protecting abortion rights, to providing more resources for education, to legalizing...

Millennial Money: What’s concierge medicine? Is it worth it?

May. 16, 2023 08:44 AM EDT

My primary care doctor recently left her practice and invited me to join her at her new gig — a concierge medicine group. There, for a membership fee, I’d have better and more personal access to her services: same-day appointments and long conversations! Concierge medicine — a...

Montana Supreme Court decides registered nurses and midwives can continue providing abortion care

May. 12, 2023 19:07 PM EDT

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Friday that advanced-practice registered nurses can continue to provide abortion care in the state, likely setting up legal clashes with the 2023 Legislature, which passed restrictive laws saying only physicians can perform abortions....

Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk

May. 12, 2023 00:08 AM EDT

SALISBURY, Md. (AP) — Thousands of women living in rural, eastern Maryland have few options when they're looking for someone to deliver their babies. The local hospital doesn't have an obstetrics doctor on staff so most women in this region, flanked by sprawling farm fields and...

$100M gift to be used for immunology, inflammation research

May. 10, 2023 12:32 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital plans to use a $100 million gift to establish a new institute to study immunology and inflammation, hospital officials announced Wednesday. The gift from biotechnology entrepreneur Gene Lay, though his Laygend Foundation, is the...