Liz Christy

23 hours ago | cbsnews.com | Esme Murphy |Liz Christy

While outside this spring, it's easy to forget about a small biting inconvenience. But May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about Lyme disease, its symptoms and the importance of tick bite prevention. The Minnesota Department of Health says ticks can be found in every county in Minnesota. Immature ticks are considered more of a disease risk because they are smaller and harder to notice. That's why this time of year, the odds of contracting the disease are greater.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Esme Murphy |Liz Christy

New lead to take the helm amid education uncertainty For the first time in 12 years, the 84,000-member Minnesota teachers union, Education Minnesota, will have a new president. Monica Byron will be MEA's first president of color at a time when the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is warning of funding cuts unless all DEI programs are banned. Byron says Minnesota teachers will fight to keep DEI-focused programs.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Esme Murphy |Liz Christy

Minnesota legalized recreational marijuana in 2023, and estimates then said that recreational marijuana would be legal by March of this year. Eric Taubel, Interim Director at the Office of Cannabis Management, said licenses will be issued in the coming weeks, thanks to recently released rules. To the dismay of small business owners, retail shop licensing continues to be delayed.

4 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Esme Murphy |Liz Christy

Domestic violence groups across Minnesota and the surrounding region are struggling to determine how they will be able to effectively serve people after President Trump put funding for domestic violence and sexual assault aid in his cost-cutting crosshairs. One of the biggest groups in Minnesota, Tubman, says things are buckling under the financial pressure and uncertainty.