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Another Minnesota legislative session, another that goes to overtime: reflections on the causes
There are several reasons for the increasing dysfunction in Minnesota politics, and they all played out in the 2019 session.
David Schultz
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From ‘One Minnesota’ to ‘Won Minnesota’: Why Walz and the DFL are in danger of losing their agenda this year
It is becoming clearer that “One Minnesota” has morphed into “Won Minnesota” and that the DFL strategy to move its agenda is premised less on consensus than on the belief that it won the 2018 elections and its agenda deserves to be enacted.
Community Voices
Klobuchar for president? She’ll face enormous obstacles
Assuming she’ll announce her candidacy on Sunday, perhaps Amy Klobuchar will defy the odds and win. One can wish her well. But an honest appraisal suggests the odds are against her.
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Tax issues could shape the 2019 Minnesota legislative session
While the focus going into the session has been Gov. Tim Walz’s plan to raise the gas tax to pay for long-term infrastructure maintenance to roads, bridges, and highways, four or five other taxes could shape the session and complicate the gas tax debate.
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The case for decriminalizing marijuana in Minnesota — and what it means to do so
Is it time to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Minnesota? The answer may be yes, but when and how it is done in Minnesota is a critical issue.
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Midterm delivers partial repudiation of Trump, political division, likely gridlock
Moreover, what the election demonstrated was how Minnesota served as a microcosm of national politics.
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The Constitution should not protect a right to lie in politics
Once lies have been circulated, especially in a social media era, they are hard to correct, and evidence suggests deception travels more quickly and deeper than the truth.
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The irony of Donald Trump: The system works
The Constitution is proving to be able to address or anticipate many of the problems we are seeing. I do not see a constitutional crisis.
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Responding to police use of force: What the law says — and what are the alternatives?
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman was correct in not indicting the officers who killed Thurman Blevins. He could never have secured a conviction because the law is on the side of the police.
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Was Trump right: Could Minnesota flip in 2020?
There are definite signs that this most Democratic of states in 2018 could finally turn Republican, following the path of Wisconsin and other Midwestern states.