Education is like a freight train, it’s large, with many components and takes a little while to get going. But once it gets up to speed with the right engineer, it runs smoothly and efficiently, especially the Minnesota Line. But for the last eight years, we’ve had engineers in the Pawlenty administration slowing down the education train by undermining its mission through disinvestment. Even if a progressive governor takes the gears, it’s going to take that train a while to get going again. Earlier this week, we asked you what it would take to refuel the engine room and get the locomotive chugging us forward. We shared your comments on the UpTake (950AM) with Mike McIntee–his last radio show BTW.

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When you park at the mall, church, or even in front of your house, do you ever stop to think: “What’s this costing me?” The obvious answer is nothing, right? But when you add up all of the extra property taxes and increased prices so that plenty of “free” spots are readily available, the costs jump to well more than $1 billion in the Twin Cities metro area alone.

MN 2020 Transportation Policy Fellow Conrad deFiebre talked about this issue with On the UpTake (950AM) host Mike McIntee. Here are some highlights in case you missed the conversation.

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If there was any night Jon Stewart’s Daily Show producers could cruise through the broadcast and let the audience take over, it’s tonight. Our Hindsight blog readers have delivered a wide array of thought-provoking and substantive policy questions for Stewart to ask Gov. Pawlenty. There’s just one problem: The segment might not get many laughs with just our questions.

MN2020 Policy Fellow John Van Hecke talked with On the UpTake (950AM) host Mike McIntee about the questions Minnesotan’s want Pawlenty to answer.

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