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The honorable Paul Anderson served as Associate Justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1994 to 2013. During that time he heard seminal cases on everything from the independence of medical examiners, to bail laws, to a much-discussed recount in Minnesota’s 2008 U.S. senate race.
Minnesotans will elect a new secretary of state this fall. The Theater of Public Policy has invited the three major-party candidates to join us on stage for a conversation, but only Robert Helland (IP Candidate) showed up!
We know the truth. The real excitement in this fall's election is the contest for Minneapolis School Board. Specifically, the two at-large seats for which the entire city votes.
Did you know that 80% of the apples grown in Minnesota are creations of the University of Minnesota breeding program? We will talk to one of the people behind the University’s apple program, scientist David Bedford about how you create new apple varieties, how our ways of producing food are changing through science, and if anything will ever be as great as the Honeycrisp.
Think coming up with your own five-year plan is a challenge? Try coming up with a 20-year plan for the entire Twin Cities region. That’s just part of the charge for our guest, Susan Haigh, chair of the Metropolitan Council. We asked her all about what visions they've heard from Minnesotans for the future of the Twin Cities.
Sprockets, St. Paul’s out-of-school time programs network, has a new director and she joined us on the show. Eyenga Bokamba talked to us about why students need to keep learning even after the school day ends. In addition to her work leading this diverse coalition of programs, Bokamba is a visual artist in her own right, and a Harvard graduate. Consider us intimidated.
Our guest, Denise Specht, is the president of Minnesota’s largest teacher’s union, Education Minnesota. She’ll answer your questions about teachers, students, class size, and snow days. Bringing her an apple is optional.
Two voices from two political perspectives will prove it’s still possible to have respectful, civil, yet lively conversations in public. Republican State Representative Nick Zerwas and Take Action Minnesota Executive Director Dan McGrath take our stage together to talk about the big issues facing Minnesota.
City of Minneapolis Council Member for Ward 10, Lisa Bender joins us on stage. She’ll talk about the big issues at City Hall, what efforts she hopes the city will address in the coming months, and how it feels to have the god-like powers of a city council member.
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, City of Minneapolis Chief Information Officer Otto Doll, and Open Twin Cities’ Bill Bushey will tell us about making government data more readily available to citizens. All three have been working to make government more transparent and efficient through data. We’ll ask why anyone would want all the city’s records on cats getting stuck in trees, and why the moniker “hacker” is considered a dirty word.
The University of Minnesota’s resident civil engineering guru is known around the world as The Transportationist. Professor David Levinson will join us to talk about the Twin Cities, traffic, streetcars, and why we don’t yet have hover bikes?
In the fall of 2013, the Minneapolis Mayoral race was in full swing with over 35 candidates vying for office. How interesting that one of the more serious aspects ended up being an improv comedy forum.
We were joined on stage by award-winning journalist and public radio economics editor Chris Farrell and Gustavus professor of philosophy Lisa Heldke. The guests talked about the economic, social, community, and individual costs and benefits of higher learning.
Medical Marijuana is currently legal in 20 states and the District of Colombia, but not in Minnesota. Some state lawmakers, as well as our guest, think it’s time for Minnesota to get on the bandwagon. We spoke with Heather Azzi, Political Director for Minnesotans for Compassionate Care.
Judges, prosecutors, and even the United State Attorney General have been pushing for reform of Mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines, which require certain penalties for crimes regardless of circumstance. Proponents of reform say the sentencing guidelines are too arbitrary and are a leading cause of prison over-crowding. But will legislators risk being called “soft on crime” in order to loosen some of the restrictions? Listen to our guest, Sarah Catherine Walker, Founder of the Minnesota Second Chance Coalition.
What do guns, marijuana, and until recently, gay marriage all have in common? They are all issues where state laws have challenged federal authority. Whether it’s Washington and Colorado legalizing a controlled substance for recreational purposes, or Missouri attempting to bar authorities from enforcing federal gun laws, there are constitutional battles everywhere you look. We’ll ask professor Dale Carpenter for a primer on state’s rights and whether we’re headed for an American Civil War II.
Less than a week after the election to choose his replacement, Minneapolis’s outgoing mayor joined The Theater of Public Policy for a "This is Your Life" retrospective. We dug into the political highs and lows of eleven years in office and opened it up for the audience to ask about what’s next for the former mayor.Did he announce his aspiration for a higher office?
This is our interview of Minneapolis mayoral candidate, Betsy Hodges. Betsy tells us about her vision for transit, education, how she developed an internal editor, and how she's trying to get rid of the "Old Boys Club" mentality.
