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🥉Third Place: @deenawinter.bsky.social and J. Patrick Coolican of @minnesotareformer.com for their investigative series uncovering a vast network of fraud across multiple state programs, stemming from a $250 million pandemic scam.

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June 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
🥈Second Place: @nateoneal.bsky.social, Casey Hooker and Joe Augustine of @fox9mn.bsky.social for their “Costly Crisis” series uncovering a Ramsey County policy to bill people who called a crisis hotline for help.

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June 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
🥇First Place: @ajlagoe.bsky.social, Steve Eckert, @gprep.bsky.social and @kellydietzkare11.bsky.social of @kare11.bsky.social for their “Recovery Inc.” series exposing fraud and exploitation within Minnesota’s addiction recovery industry.

www.kare11.com/recoveryinc
June 27, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Peter S. Popovich Award: The staff of @minnesotareformer.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Best Use of Public Records: @bzosiad.bsky.social and @cynthiatu.bsky.social of @sahanjournal.bsky.social for “A $132 million loophole in Minnesota's anti-corruption laws”

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June 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Best Beat Reporting: Kim Hyatt of @startribune.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Young Journalist of the Year: Mara Klecker of @startribune.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Journalist of the Year: J. Patrick Coolican of @minnesotareformer.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM