Story by APM Research Lab and Craig Helmstetter looks at the fastest growing counties so far this decade. Most are in central Minnesota, including Wright, Sherburne and Isanti. mprnews.org/story/2023/03/… via @mprnews

We worked with our LAist colleagues to help report on their staff diversity, as a part of their broader efforts to be transparent and accountable with their goals around diversity, equity and inclusion: laist.com/southern-calif… cc: PRPD Public Media Journalists Association @APMGJobs

Our weekly roundup of what the data are telling us about COVID-19 in Minnesota, for MPR News

"In the last 100 years, there have been 99 earthquakes with death tolls over 1,000 people... The recent earthquake in Turkey ranks as the 10th deadliest earthquake over the last century, when looking at total deaths" apmresearchlab.org/2023-earthquak… by Benjamin Clary via APM Research Lab

"Risk of injury and death is far higher among some occupations than others. Those working in farming, fishing and forestry have a far higher rate of on-the-job deaths than is the case for those working in office and administrative support occupations." apmresearchlab.org/workplace-deat…

Helpful interactive maps by APM Research Lab. How has your Minnesota county's population changed between 2020 and 2022?

Just updated! MPR News #COVIDinMN key data page: This week's mnhealth shows nearly identical level of hospital admissions as last week, an average of 31 per day, including 4/day to intensive care units. This remains low relative to recent months. More: apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key-d…

48% of Americans strongly agree that democracy is the best system of government, including: ➡️75% of those in the Silent Generation ➡️62% of Baby Boomers ➡️47% of Generation X ➡️37% of Millennials ➡️27% of Generation Z apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll-amer… Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Thanks to our colleagues at the Marketplace NY office for hosting some of our team on a visit this week. We’re excited to work together to streamline the newsroom’s access to economic data (e.g., today's #JobsReport) marketplace.org

Just updated! MPR News #COVIDinMN key data page, with new Metropolitan Council & University of Minnesota Genomics Center wastewater data Their findings: "The total [COVID-19] viral RNA load entering the Metro Plant was up slightly last week, by 3%, compared to a week earlier" See: apmresearchlab.org/covid/mn-key-d…

What the latest data are telling us about COVID-19 in Minnesota, by Craig Helmstetter via MPR News mprnews.org/story/2023/04/… FDA & CDC may soon OK those at-risk to receive a 2nd dose of bivalent booster -- and demand may be particularly high among MNs age 65+

Related, from MPR News| KARE 11| The Minnesota Star Tribune Sept Minnesota Poll: 53% of MN likely voters support the legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota, including strong majorities of both Democrats and independents, 29% of Republicans apmresearchlab.org/minnesota-poll…

When jobs were slashed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was also a small reprieve in workplace deaths—11% fewer workers died on the job in 2020 compared to 2019. But that didn't last. 💥More workers died as jobs rebounded 💥Racial disparities in workplace deaths widened