big news for the journalism girlies:
@bydanaferguson, @MichelleEWiley and I won a @HeadlinerAwards for our series "The State of Abortion." This series discussed what things looked like one year post-Roe in Minnesota. Lucky to be a part of the team❤️ https://t.co/OuPBqleG8j
This Pride month, @MPRnews is highlighting transgender and nonbinary leaders in Minnesota. Reneka Evans has spent decades working in community health care for LGBTQ+ people, with a focus on helping Black, trans people. Story from @MichelleEWiley https://t.co/WuAGu7Vf9X
Part 3: One year after Roe, Minnesota is the least restrictive state in the upper Midwest. Here’s where things stand on abortion ⬇️ with @bydanaferguson@MichelleEWiley and an interactive graph by @c_helmstetter@APMResearch https://t.co/GvqFBIn3bh
Minnesota was already an island of abortion care before Roe was overturned. Now, it’s worse. @MichelleEWiley and @bydanaferguson checked in with WE Health (who has seen a 25 percent increase), Red River and PP. Part two of the state of abortion ⬇️ https://t.co/mpM0909JXo
Nearly 1 year ago Roe v Wade was overturned. While many states saw abortion eliminated, Minnesota strengthened access. How did it happen? That’s what @MichelleEWiley, @bydanaferguson and myself explore in our series: the state of abortion. Read part one ⬇️ https://t.co/xK5VrRdVG9
@sarahkliff@jbsgreenberg@AGEllison AG Ellison said in a statement today that his office has heard from “a good number of Allina patients” in the last week. ⬇️
NEW from me: @AllinaHealth will pause its controversial practices that allegedly resulted in some patients with medical debt being denied care:
https://t.co/6tl7fdpadZ
This comes one week after @sarahkliff and @jbsgreenberg broke the story. In response to their reporting, @AGEllison asked anyone with knowledge of the policy or practices to contact his office.
https://t.co/tElTuF2ugS
We've had to share this story about how to protect yourself from wildfire smoke too many times here @KQED ... but flagging it for our friends at @WNYC.
https://t.co/TDSzgYOkwP
Last year on June 24 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. @MPRnews wants to hear from Minnesotans about how they feel one year post-Roe. Call 651-290-1187 and leave a voicemail with your story and contact information. We may use a portion of your audio on the air
Allina Health System, which runs more than 100 hospitals and clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin and brings in $4 billion a year in revenue, sometimes rejects patients who are deep in debt. https://t.co/x8LULjlwSF
"In its first month of reviews, South Dakota ended coverage for 10% of all Medicaid and CHIP enrollees in the state. More than half of them were children."
https://t.co/6ETl3yVU1S
Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act conference committee this morning adopted its conference report. That moves next to both floors for approval. "We didn't find that quote unquote peace in the valley, but this is a really good bill," @SandraFeistMN says.