Minnesota Now: Oct. 16, 2023
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Doctors with Allina Health have voted to unionize. Theirs may be the largest union of its kind. Physicians have been speaking out about persistent staffing shortages in the health system, which operates in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We talk with a member of the new union about what’s next.
The COVID-19 pandemic threw everyone — including health officials — into confusion. A Minnesota research team is trying to learn from the mistakes of this pandemic so we're better prepared next time. We talk with two investigators.
Under state law, family members are supposed to get priority in foster care and adoption. But that's not what happened in the case of two boys in Kandiyohi County. We talk with a reporter who's been following their story.
Scientists in Wisconsin are asking people to send them tree roots in the mail. We learn what they hope to find.
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