The 2019 Minnesota House of Representatives is going to be a little more representative
When the new class of state representatives is sworn into the Minnesota House in January, Xiong will be tied with Carlson for the most common last name.
Politics & Policy
Why some Minnesota environmentalists aren’t more excited about the DFL’s big election wins
Environmental groups don’t expect a much of a change on two of the state’s most fiercely-contested natural resources projects: PolyMet’s proposed copper-nickel mine and Enbridge’s plan to replace an aging oil pipeline.
‘Documenting Hate’ portrays dynamics of American neo-Nazis
One of the really creepy concepts discussed in the film is called “leaderless resistance,” which is emphasized in movements like the Florida-based alt-right group AtomWaffen.
Foreign Concept
Russia’s election meddling isn’t going anywhere. It’s going to get worse.
Russia did try to interfere in the election, and experts also are clear on another point: Worse is yet to come.
Metro
Why this week was so important for the future of Southwest LRT — and where things go from here
Here’s what the latest developments mean for the $2 billion project — and what has to happen in the next weeks, months and years for the line between Minneapolis and Eden Prairie to actually start serving passengers.
D.C. Memo
D.C. Memo: This new attorney general will make you feel revitalized and healthier than ever!
Democratic wave looks wavier; Trump’s cocoon of bitterness; Jason Lewis’ John McCain op-ed; and more.
Eric Black Ink
Author Jon Meacham looks for the way forward by giving our era historical context
Meacham’s goal in his book, “The Soul of America,” was to offer parallels from past presidencies that might help a Trump-obsessed nation think about things in historical context.
National
Amy Klobuchar is the only one not talking about Amy Klobuchar running for president in 2020
Some in the media, who had already been buzzing about Klobuchar as a dark horse candidate, went all-in after her decisive win on Election Day.
Metro
‘We won this with hard work and some luck’: a Q&A with newly elected Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson
Hutchinson talks about his plans for taking over the office, why he thinks he won and what he’s heard from his opponent Rich Stanek.
Eric Black Ink
Hope lies in Americans standing up for law and liberty, says the ACLU’s David Cole at the U
“I have never seen in my career as a lawyer the kind of citizen engagement around civil rights as we have seen since November of 2016,” said Cole at the University of Minnesota.
From Other Nonprofit Media
Why Jeff Sessions’ final act could have more impact than expected
Just before he left, the departing attorney general adopted a policy to limit the Justice Department’s ability to oversee abusive police departments. That same policy could also hamper the department’s role in environmental, voting-rights, and other cases.
Eric Black Ink
Why ex-GOP chair Michael Steele stays in the Republican Party
Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post asked Steele “why he remains in the Republican Party when so many others have left in disgust.”
National
How Democrat Collin Peterson hangs on in one of Minnesota’s most conservative districts
After the 2018 election, there’s just one piece missing in the GOP takeover of rural Minnesota: CD7.