Community Voices
The 2020 Democratic impeachment strategy and why it makes sense now
The revelations of President Trump seeking to leverage military aid to Ukraine in return for the latter investigating Joe Biden changes the calculus.
David Schultz
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Why the Minnesota DFL is pushing marijuana legalization
There are several reasons. The first is polling data that suggest 64% of those surveyed by Gallup favor legalization, including in Midwest states such as Minnesota.
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Debates show policy orthodoxy is up for grabs in today’s Democratic Party
The divisions within the party are not new, but trace back to at least the 2016 Clinton-Sanders divide, and they are a lot deeper than policy, but also speak to strategy and tactics.
Community Voices
Minneapolis residential discrimination: Why neoliberal zoning will fail
Fixing segregation demands a metrowide solution. Yet Minneapolis has acted on its own via its 2040 comprehensive plan to address historical discrimination.
Community Voices
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.
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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.
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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.
Community Voices
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.
