SNOWY SUNDAY
A snowy Sunday as we start another month, watching The Grammy’s and understanding my mom’s reaction to certain artists.
Hopefully February is a little slower news wise. So many good reads, and angles, it was a good night for “Sunday Send”
Rep. Paul Torkelson was my guest on Sunday Take this week, discussing the changes at the legislature and the dynamics of today’s politics and social media. He announced last week he’s not running again. LISTEN: https://fluence-media.co/4rj5aHw
Tonight, Sen. Warren Limmer announced he’s the latest legislator not running.
There could be more retirements before Tuesday…
On Tuesday the party caucuses will give us the first glimpse of who has momentum statewide in the Republican Governor’s race. It will also give a read on the US Senate race for Republicans as well.
Since announcing, television announcer Michele Tafoya has been somewhat quiet, likely kicking off the fundraising – she won’t be in the Q4 numbers, but we’ll have all of them in tomorrow’s morning take.
We’ll have a full breakdown of the Governor’s race in a MNSider Wednesday night.
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THREE TO START
Three stories to start your week smart.
“Yeah, at least from my political past, I have a history of being right a little bit too early. And obviously over time, the position that I had the time, which was deep reform and change to a police department that needed it, is now the position that virtually everybody holds. By the way, they have reformed and they have changed.”, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on the NYT podcast: The Interview. LISTEN: https://bit.ly/3NPYPVA
Alex Pretti’s gun ownership is the subject of a deep dive from the WSJ, VERBATIM: “Pretti’s status as a gun owner, his opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics and his support of Democratic causes have scrambled familiar political alignments… n Minnesota, this rise met the arrival of ICE. After Pretti’s shooting, the Liberal Gun Club, which has its own Minnesota chapter, released a statement saying “the right to keep and bear arms is fundamental” and calling for a thorough investigation. The Minnesota chapter of the Socialist Rifle Association—the chapter is primarily based in the Twin Cities—encouraged its members to reach out to local “ICE watch groups” after the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. READ: https://fluence-media.co/3Mh8nsc
As Michael Fiddelke prepared to step into his new job as chief executive of Target on Sunday, a crisis unfolded a mile from his office in Minneapolis, a story from the NYT. READ: https://fluence-media.co/4r4iVtG
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