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Great reporting by Dan Kraker, and great mapping by our own @alyclary.bsky.social in the latest article in @mprnews.org's Troubled by the water series

Across northern Minnesota’s pristine lake country, mercury contamination is growing

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On second look, nation favors Wisconsin slightly more than Minnesota or Iowa. And much more than California. — APM Research Lab Earlier this summer we reported that the “nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are ‘equally good.’” New data suggests that Wisconsin has the slight edge. However, Democrats favor Minnesota and ...

New on the #LabNotes blog, by @craigstetter

On second look, nation favors Wisconsin slightly more than Minnesota or Iowa. And much more than California.

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Features data from @ipsosus.bsky.social

We are helping @mprnews.org track MN's elections tonight!

🗳️MN House: District 34B primaries
🗳️St. Paul: City Council, ward 4
🗳️Stearns County: Commissioner
🗳️White Bear Lake: Mayor
🗳️Isanti: Mayor
🗳️Two Harbors: City Council
🗳️Duluth: City Council, School Board

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Democrat Xp Lee and Republican Ruth Bittner will move forward to a special general election next month to fill the seat formerly held by the late House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... reported by @mprnews.org's @bydanaferguson.bsky.social, graphic by @apmresearchlab.org

Results are in for:
🗳️ Duluth Council Member At Large (Elect 2)
and
🗳️Duluth School Board Member At Large (Elect 2)

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Results are in for St. Paul City Council Ward 4 special election

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Results are in for White Bear Lake primary election for Mayor

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Results are in for the City of Isanti's special election for Mayor

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Results in for Duluth City Council Member District 2

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Results are in for the Two Harbors city council (at large) special election

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Results are in for the Stearns County Commissioner District 4 special election

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Results are in for the Minnesota House District 34B primaries

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We are helping @mprnews.org track MN's elections tonight!

🗳️MN House: District 34B primaries
🗳️St. Paul: City Council, ward 4
🗳️Stearns County: Commissioner
🗳️White Bear Lake: Mayor
🗳️Isanti: Mayor
🗳️Two Harbors: City Council
🗳️Duluth: City Council, School Board

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Just updated on The @marketplace.org Dozen:

⛽Average price per gallon of gas was $3.29 in July, down by over 9% from 1 year ago

🍳Average price for a dozen eggs was $3.60 in July, falling but still nearly 17% higher than 1 year ago

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Abuse rates higher at nursing homes with many mentally ill residents — APM Research Lab Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

NEW investigation by @egawthrop.bsky.social

1 in 5 nursing home residents is diagnosed with a serious mental illness, which few facilities are equipped to handle. Analysis shows this can lead to higher levels of abuse, putting both residents & staff at risk

www.apmresearchlab.org/abuse-rates-...

Abuse rates are higher at nursing homes with more mental illness Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

1 in 5 nursing home residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness -- which few of the facilities are equipped to handle
www.nprillinois.org/illinois/202...

by @egawthrop.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org / @apmreports.org via NPR Illinois

Abuse rates are higher at nursing homes with more mental illness Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, which few of the facilities are equipped to handle
www.wglt.org/illinois/202... by @apmresearchlab.org's @egawthrop.bsky.social w/@apmreports.org via WGLT

Abuse rates are higher at nursing homes with more mental illness Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

1 in 5 nursing home residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness -- which few of the facilities are well equipped to handle

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by @egawthrop.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org & @apmreports.org via Northern Public Radio

Check out this great, interactive map of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. by @alyclary.bsky.social, as well as a table by @egawthrop.bsky.social that allows you to look up your local nursing home's staff rating

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Abuse rates are higher at nursing homes with more mental illness Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

1 in 5 nursing home residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness -- which few of the facilities are well-equipped to handle

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by @egawthrop.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org &
@apmreports.org via @tsprnews.bsky.social

'We did not want to take this guy’: Abuse rates higher at nursing homes with more mental illness Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness. A new data analysis from APM Research Lab shows that can lead to higher levels of abuse, putting both residents and staff at risk.

Abuse rates higher at nursing homes with many mentally ill residents — APM Research Lab Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

NIHCM Journalism Grantee, Elisabeth Gawthrop @egawthrop.bsky.social from @apmresearchlab.org releases a new article on nursing homes managing abuse and other patient care challenges.

Read the article today: bit.ly/458xN1V

‘We did not want to take this guy’: Abuse rates higher at nursing homes with more mental illness Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness — conditions few of the facilities are equipped to handle.

By @egawthrop.bsky.social: www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

Abuse rates higher at nursing homes with many mentally ill residents — APM Research Lab Nursing homes are designed to care for patients with physical infirmities. But nationwide, 1 in 5 residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia or psychosis — condi...

NEW investigation by @egawthrop.bsky.social

1 in 5 nursing home residents is diagnosed with a serious mental illness, which few facilities are equipped to handle. Analysis shows this can lead to higher levels of abuse, putting both residents & staff at risk

www.apmresearchlab.org/abuse-rates-...

On second look, nation favors Wisconsin slightly more than Minnesota or Iowa. And much more than California Earlier this summer we reported that the “nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are ‘equally good.’” New data suggests that Wisconsin has a slight edge. However, Democrats favor Minnesota and Re...

Earlier this summer we reported that the “nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are ‘equally good.’” New data suggests that Wisconsin has a slight edge. However, Democrats favor Minnesota and Republicans favor Iowa.

On second look, nation favors Wisconsin slightly more than Minnesota or Iowa. And much more than California. — APM Research Lab Earlier this summer we reported that the “nation thinks Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa are ‘equally good.’” New data suggests that Wisconsin has the slight edge. However, Democrats favor Minnesota and ...

New on the #LabNotes blog, by @craigstetter

On second look, nation favors Wisconsin slightly more than Minnesota or Iowa. And much more than California.

www.apmresearchlab.org/blog/on-seco...

Features data from @ipsosus.bsky.social

Great reporting by Dan Kraker, and great mapping by our own @alyclary.bsky.social in the latest article in @mprnews.org's Troubled by the water series

Across northern Minnesota’s pristine lake country, mercury contamination is growing

www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

How abnormal are the revisions in this month’s jobs report? — APM Research Lab A look at revisions to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly jobs report data in light of President Donald Trump's firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

New on #LabNotes

www.apmresearchlab.org/blog/how-abn... by @craigstetter.bsky.social

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