New: Most Minnesotans support legal cannabis (55%), but majorities across party lines say it's made "no difference" in their daily lives. One finding: Nearly half of Asian Minnesotans chose "not sure" on legalization, more than 2x the statewide rate. www.lumaris.com/blog/most-mi...

With Walz dropping out, here's our fall 2025 MN favorability ratings: 🔸Klobuchar, Craig tops at +19 net favorability 🔸Trump underwater at -20 net 🔸Klobuchar's net favorability dropped 9 pts from summer to fall Guest analysis by @craigstetter.bsky.social www.lumaris.com/blog/klobuch...

📊New survey results📊 My look at favorability ratings via @lumarispoll.bsky.social's Minnesota Community Survey: ✅Sen. Klobuchar & Rep. Craig top ✅Lt. Gov. Flanagan & Gov. Walz in the middle ✅Pres. Trump is underwater Details --> www.lumaris.com/blog/klobuch...

📊New survey results📊 My look at favorability ratings via @lumarispoll.bsky.social's Minnesota Community Survey: ✅Sen. Klobuchar & Rep. Craig top ✅Lt. Gov. Flanagan & Gov. Walz in the middle ✅Pres. Trump is underwater Details --> www.lumaris.com/blog/klobuch...

🏥Prelim MN Health Dept data show flu hospitalizations spiking & nearing last season's peak, way above 2 years ago. COVID & RSV up a bit too www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/res... 🚽UMN data show COVID-19 levels in wastewater continuing to rise thru mid Dec wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/

🏥Prelim MN Health Dept data show flu hospitalizations spiking & nearing last season's peak, way above 2 years ago. COVID & RSV up a bit too www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/res... 🚽UMN data show COVID-19 levels in wastewater continuing to rise thru mid Dec wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/

Team-by-team highlights: Wilfs (Vikings): Highest overall favorability Leipold (Wild): Among lowest unfavorable ratings Lore & Rodriguez (Timberwolves/Lynx): Strong fan support McGuire (United FC): Lowest visibility Pohlads (Twins): Only team with negative ratings among both general public and fans

Only one Minnesota sports owner has negative favorability ratings: the Pohlads. Meanwhile, the owner with perhaps the lowest unfavorable rating (Wild owner Craig Leipold) just became a minority owner of the Twins. New from our Minnesota Community Survey: www.lumaris.com/blog/only-on...

🚽This week's U of MN statewide wastewater data shows another 54% increase in COVID levels over past 2 weeks wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/ 🏥MN Health Dept data show hospital admissions due to flu really climbing www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/res... 💪Stay healthy Minnesota!

FYI @governorwalz.mn.gov issued a press release yesterday citing @lumarispoll.bsky.social survey results, showing that 69% of Minnesota's support a ban on the sale of assault weapons mn.gov/governor/new... Direct link to the nonpartisan, statewide survey: www.lumaris.com/blog/most-mi...

This week's U of MN statewide wastewater data show 58% increase in COVID-19 levels over past two weeks wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/ MDH prelim data show COVID & especially flu hospitalizations increasing www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/res... #Minnesota

New MN poll: 69% of Minnesotans support banning assault weapons like the AR-15. The surprise? Twin Cities suburbs lead at 79%, higher than Minneapolis-St. Paul proper (71%). Sign up for our newsletter and read the full analysis here: www.lumaris.com/blog/most-mi...

According to Census Bureau data via @MNCompass: 68.9% of Somali immigrants in Minnesotan age 16-64 are employed www.mncompass.org/topics/demog... This is tied with the employment rate for everyone age 16-64 in Kentucky, and higher than in AR, AL, LA, NM, MI & WV www.mncompass.org/topics/quali...

Latest U of MN wastewater data shows a 98% increases in COVID-19 levels over 2 weeks wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/ MN Health Dept data does not show much increase in COVID-related hospitalizations recently, but prelim data show flu rising www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/res... #Minnesota

We're launching our newsletter Tuesday with MN polling insights you won't find elsewhere. First up: Views on banning assault weapons. Then cannabis, Minneapolis quality-of-life ratings, and yes - how Minnesotans feel about their sports team owners. lumar.is/subscribe

According to Census Bureau data via @MNCompass: 68.9% of Somali immigrants in Minnesotan age 16-64 are employed www.mncompass.org/topics/demog... This is tied with the employment rate for everyone age 16-64 in Kentucky, and higher than in AR, AL, LA, NM, MI & WV www.mncompass.org/topics/quali...

The article indicates that 400 Somalis in MN have TPS. Census Bureau data via Minnesota Compass indicates that in Minnesota there are over 41,000 Somali immigrants, and another 29,000 children born in the US with at least one Somali parent www.mncompass.org/topics/demog...

The article indicates that 400 Somalis in MN have TPS. Census Bureau data via Minnesota Compass indicates that in Minnesota there are over 41,000 Somali immigrants, and another 29,000 children born in the US with at least one Somali parent www.mncompass.org/topics/demog...

Yet another interesting story by @startribune.bsky.social's Laura Yuen www.startribune.com/first-hmong-...

New Jersey and Virginia election outcomes: 2025 Governor and 2024 Presidential races datawrapper.dwcdn.net/S4Yvr/1/

New Jersey and Virginia election outcomes: 2025 Governor and 2024 Presidential races datawrapper.dwcdn.net/S4Yvr/1/

good show @kellygordonmn.com ! www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...

Do you have questions about vaccine recommendations and changes? After a flurry of state and federal news last week around vaccines and who should get them, Minnesotans may be struggling to keep up. Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

1st #jobsreport after the Trump administration's dismissal of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer (following last month's less-than-stellar report): little change in number of jobs (+22K) in Aug and net downward June-July revisions of 21K. www.bls.gov/news.release...

COVID levels up by another 18% over the past two weeks in Twin Cities wastewater according to latest data from U of MN wastewater.uspatial.umn.edu/sars-cov-2/ Also up in my household right now! Stay healthy out there!

Nice #dataviz in today's @startribune.bsky.social coverage of MN's test scores @maryjowebster.bsky.social! www.startribune.com/mn-school-te...

A summary of what is going on with new COVID-19 vaccines this fall, via @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/covid-19-v...

Find a bit more info, and a lot of gratitude, here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Reporting by @peterncox.bsky.social , graph by @mikusmatt.bsky.social www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...

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) www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org

Results are in for St. Paul City Council Ward 4 special election www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... @mprnews.org @apmresearchlab.org

Results are in for White Bear Lake primary election for Mayor www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org

Results are in for the City of Isanti's special election for Mayor www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org

Results in for Duluth City Council Member District 2 www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org

House District 34B primary results are in! www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... @apmresearchlab.org @mprnews.org

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

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 More: www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

As a Minnesotan, it pains me to report... My latest via @mprnews.org www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0... cc @apmresearchlab.org

Explore the database of nursing homes in the story. For each one, see: • Percent of residents with a serious mental illness • Number of abuse-related citations • Nurse staffing rating www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

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

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

1 in 5 nursing home residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness -- which few of the facilities are well-equipped to handle www.tspr.org/illinois-pub... by @egawthrop.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org & @apmreports.org via @tsprnews.bsky.social

1 in 5 nursing home residents has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness -- which few of the facilities are well equipped to handle www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/202... by @egawthrop.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org & @apmreports.org via Northern Public Radio

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

Every two weeks for the past three years, a police officer has boarded a plane near his home in Sydney, Australia, to commute to work – in Bethel, Alaska. A story with @sgsmly.bsky.social at KYUK. www.kyuk.org/public-safet...

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.wsiu.org/state-of-ill... by @egawthrop.bsky.social @apmresearchlab.org / @apmreports.org via WSIU

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.wvik.org/wvik-top-sto... by @egawthrop.bsky.social, @apmresearchlab.org & @apmreports.org via WVIK

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

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.