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Don’t put another train on the kids’ credit card
We’ve heard the Metropolitan Council say for years that the federal government was on board to underwrite the expansion of the metro’s light rail system. It was always inevitable; the funding tr...
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How a Medicaid program for people who are disabled is funding politics
This is a classic tale of good and evil, and the little guy getting pushed around by the big guy. In the 1970s, our country moved away from institutionalizing disabled people, in favor of keeping them...
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How much is ‘Green Bling’ costing your town or city?
Edina’s expensive foray into feel-good environmental projects is a case in point. Sunday’s front page featured a story about how Edina and other suburban communities are installing solar proje...
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Many caregivers want out of union’s iron grip
But the Dayton administration, which has long and beneficial ties to the public-employees union, is helping thwart their efforts. Praise be, the election is over. Most people can turn to who’s com...
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It’s time to vote again on the personal care attendant union
I met Kris Greene several years ago. We were in federal court, listening to arguments in a case she and other parents brought in an attempt to stop Gov. Mark Dayton from inviting a government union to...
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Posts by Kim Crockett
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Do State Employees Have 6 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave? Or Not?
The Dayton administration has added another benefit apparently without identifying the cost or source of funds to pay for it. Ironically, one of the reforms that Dayton vetoed in SF 3 was an increase ...
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Caveat: Hennepin County Taxpayers Will Pay More to Fund Met Council Vision for Trains
The problem for Hennepin County and the cities in the county, is that the sales and other taxes are already quite high. Minneapolis is also promising to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, thus mak...
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Governor Dayton’s Attempt to De-Fund the GOP Legislature: Troubling Tactics, Apocalyptic Prose and Fake Federalism
The governor of Minnesota has attempted to de-fund the state legislature, an equal branch of the government. Like a critical parent, Dayton dressed down GOP leaders in a dramatic letter, punctuated wi...
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Will Governor Dayton Sign or Veto Omnibus Bills Today?
The special legislative session wrapped up before dawn last Friday with a flurry of bills on their way to Gov. Dayton; K-12 Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Taxes, among others. G...
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Legislature’s Special Session Wrap-Up: Estate Tax, Healthcare & More
As I mentioned in my previous post, the Legislature ended its special session early Friday morning. Here’s the rest of what was decided. Minnesotans On the Move How to keep Minnesotans from exit...
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Media from Kim Crockett
Supreme Court victor Pam Harris encourages Minnesota PCAs (3 min.)
Supreme Court victor Pam Harris encourages Minnesota PCAs...
CAE Town Meeting in Burnsville: Is It Time to Reform the Met Council? (1:31:57)
American Experiment’s Katherine Kersten and Kim Crockett are joining key legislators for a Town Meetings in Burnsville that discussed new developments in how the Met Council is using its Thriv...