MPR health reporter on looming nurses strike

MPR health correspondent Lorna Benson joins Midday to discuss the nurses strike that is scheduled to begin Thursday at 7 a.m. The strike would last 24 hours and involve 14 metro-area hospitals.

Guests

• Lorna Benson: Lorna Benson is a health reporter for MPR. Prior to joining MPR in 1990, she worked for KPBS in San Diego, California. She has been honored by the Minnesota Psychiatric Society, the Minnesota Medical Association, and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Minnesota.

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