Minnesota as test case for liberal/progressive power

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

Fascinating story.

‘Transformational’ and also ‘bonkers:’ Minnesota Legislature ends big session | MinnPost

DFL Gov. Tim Walz called it “the most successful legislative session, certainly in many of our lifetimes and maybe in Minnesota history."

www.minnpost.com

 

[Miles Davis]

Yes, they been doing their thing

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

this is fukking AMAZING

 

[wire28]

 

[Professor Emeritus]

It's impressive in how well they pushed through their agenda. Is anything in the agenda particularly game-changing or transformational? It mostly looks like typical Democrat spending increases to me without much change in the system.

Stuff I saw that look meaningfully progressive was:

* legalize marijuana (but even republicans agree with that sometimes now)
* expanded voting rights
* carbon-free electric grid by 2040

Is there more that I missed?

 

[Macallik86]

Love to see it happen. I was reading a Reddit thread and heard similar compliments about Colorado as of late

 

[nyknick]

 

[bnew]

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

It's impressive in how well they pushed through their agenda. Is anything in the agenda particularly game-changing or transformational? It mostly looks like typical Democrat spending increases to me without much change in the system.

Stuff I saw that look meaningfully progressive was:

* legalize marijuana (but even republicans agree with that sometimes now)
* expanded voting rights
* carbon-free electric grid by 2040

Is there more that I missed?

workers rights for ride sharing

 

[AquaCityBoy]

Props to the legislature for doing what they've done with a such slim majorities, but the governor still a bytch for vetoing the Uber bill.

 

[bnew]

It's impressive in how well they pushed through their agenda. Is anything in the agenda particularly game-changing or transformational? It mostly looks like typical Democrat spending increases to me without much change in the system.

Stuff I saw that look meaningfully progressive was:

* legalize marijuana (but even republicans agree with that sometimes now)
* expanded voting rights
* carbon-free electric grid by 2040

Is there more that I missed?

"We've had 20 years of underinvestment in our schools. While we can't change that overnight, or even one biennium, I think this bill is an incredible start," said Rep. Cheryl Youakim, DFL-Hopkins, chair of the House Education Finance Committee.

The House education bill would increase general education funding by 4% in fiscal year 2024 and 2% in 2025 before indexing future appropriations to inflation. The Senate's bill would give state schools a 4% bump in 2024 and a 5% increase in 2025.

 

[bnew]

https://archive.is/CGpGm

House lawmakers send pair of capital investment bills to governor’s desk as 2023 session ends - Session Daily - Minnesota House of Representatives

www.house.mn.gov

 

[bnew]

the fact that families have been paying for overpriced calls when VOIP has been dirt cheap for 20 years is insane,

 

[mc_brew]

 

[Pressure]

I mean, they're doing common sense legislation. Kudos to them for doing what they ran on. And good on them for trying to catch their state up to the path other liberal states have also some.

The test will be whether or not voters continue to reward them for keeping their word.