A longtime holiday lights and cords recycling program isn’t taking place this year. ProAct, which provides jobs and related services for people with disabilities in Minnesota and Wisconsin, isn’t conducting…
Category: Regional News in Review
Villavicencio wins city council seat
Disability community activist Nikki Villavicencio has won a seat in the Maplewood City Council. She topped the city council race by garnering 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by Rebecca…
Man sentenced for scam
One day before the nation marked Veterans Day 2020, a Georgia man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for exploiting and financially damaging four disabled Minnesota veterans.…
Sanford steps back from statement
Top Sanford Health executives have disavowed an email sent by the health system’s president and CEO regarding masking and COVID-19. They also apologized to the organization’s employees. Sanford Health President…
Farmers with disabilities in group
Seventeen Minnesotans appointed to a legislatively created Emerging Farmers Working Group this month through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) will help shape the future of farming in the state. …
Mandatory wellness help for police
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell has told his officers they would each have a mandatory wellness consultation next year. With the coronavirus pandemic and the unrest that followed the…