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Bill Graham
Reimagining Transit

It’s the same arguement conservatives have been making against publically-supported transit service for the past 40 years.  “Keep subsidizing roads, but make the user pay the full cost of transit.”  That way, we’ll have a lot more roads and a lot less transit.  The University of Minnesota seems to attract…

Bernice Vetsch
Tuesday Talk: How did policymakers win? How did policymakers weasel out?

I believe that the first Democratic legislature in way too long was right to try to achieve as much as they could this session. Some Dems from conservative districts joined with Republicans to defeat or weaken some legislation their constituents don’t support (more meaningful gun control, for instance), but very…

Charles Zea
Tuesday Talk: How did policymakers win? How did policymakers weasel out?

A lot of good things got done but there was some things that didn’t get done that should have got done.

The one thing that I am disappointed with was the inability to expand the sale tax to include the more services.  To much time was spent on talking about…

margaret
Tuesday Talk: How did policymakers win? How did policymakers weasel out?

Policymakers definitely weaseled out on transportation. The failure to pass a balanced, statewide transportation plan that the governor would support means that highway and transit projects will wait for funding, growing more expensive while economic opportunities are lost and people struggle with deteriorating streets, fewer transit options and growing congestion.

Linda Winsor
Tuesday Talk: How did policymakers win? How did policymakers weasel out?

Gun violence prevention legislation was front and center for the majority of Minnesotans with polls showing overwhelming support for strengthening background checks for all gun sales in MN.  It is disappointing that leadership broke its promise for bringing gun violence prevention legislation to the House & Senate floors for a…