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Meat cutter training, heating costs climb 

View this email as a web page Nov. 30, 2022 Good evening, Gusty winds from the northwest blew at 15 to 40 mph across much of Minnesota today. After a cold night, tomorrowwill be much warmer in the 30s and 20s with highs near 40 in southern Minnesota Friday. Get the latest on Updraft. Southern Minnesota colleges launch training for next generation of meat cutters A shortage of qualified meat cutters is leaving small butcher shops in rural communities desperate for help. Two local colleges launched pilot programs introducing a new generation of meat cutters to the craft.   Read Here 'Send help': Minnesotans worry as heating costs climb, winter nears "There's probably more need than there's funding available in a typical year. We serve anywhere from 20 to 25 percent of the estimated eligible population in the state of Minnesota" Read and Listen 🍃 Minnesota's medical cannabis program adds qualifying conditions: IBS and OCD Certified patients with those conditions can start enrolling in the medical cannabis program on July 1, 2023 and start receiving medical cannabis on Aug. 1. 🚂 House votes to avert rail strike, impose deal on unions Biden asked Congress to intervene and avert the rail stoppage that could strike a devastating blow to the nation's fragile economy by disrupting the transportation of fuel, food and other critical goods. ⚕️ ND high court asked to lift injunction against abortion ban A North Dakota attorney asked the state Supreme Court to strike down an injunction blocking the state's abortion ban, saying a lower court judge was wrong to grant it. 🎤 Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies at 79 "She was truly one-of-a-kind, special and talented beyond measure." Her family said she "passed away peacefully at hospital this morning" after a "short illness." - Amy Felegy, MPR News SPONSOR   Was this email forwarded to you? Subscribe today! Preference Center ❘ Unsubscribe This email was sent by: Minnesota Public Radio 480 Cedar Street Saint Paul, MN, 55101