HeyJaredMill City Hall: Minneapolis politics, slightly ground down
A Minneapolis politics podcast hosted by four-term Ward 2 city council veterans Cam Gordon and Robin Garwood, with longtime activist Jesse Mortenson
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Save the CLIC! Proposal Threatens Participatory Budgeting (opens the original)
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Another proposal to consolidate mayoral power? Minneapolis has long entrusted the work of prioritizing long-term improvement projects to the Capital Long-Range Improvement Committee, or CLIC. Capital improvements is a huge chunk of the city budget, though the headlines largely focus on the general fund. A new proposal would dissolve and re-form the CLIC with a balance of power that shifts towards the office of the Mayor. We talk about how the capital planning process works now, and what might ch
Proposed Budget: Winners, Losers and Levies, w/ Eric Harris Bernstein (opens the original)
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The mayor dropped his proposed budget, which features both a property tax increase and significant cuts. Eric Harris Bernstein, elected member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation, joined us to dig into the winners, losers, and levy dynamics of this proposed budget. We tackle the substantial growth of spending on police and overtime, as well as painful cuts to climate change mitigation, regulatory services, and more. Is this a temporary period of budget pain, or should we be planning for a dura
North News on Gun Violence, the Media, and Solutions (opens the original)
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North News journalists Azhae’la Hanson, Melody Hoffmann, and Muhamed Ali join us to share reporting from their upcoming special issue on gun violence. North News is a monthly newspaper focusing on North Minneapolis that is dedicated to narrative justice. We talked about the local media ecosystem, including how to cover gun violence with depth (and how not to) and the specific dynamics of reporting over North. We also talked about the human and community impacts, and the importance of trust and c
3rd Precinct Redux, with Jamie Schwesnedl and Sam Gould (opens the original)
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After six painful years, the city has stamped an approval on redeveloping the former 3rd Police Precinct building that was ground zero for the 2020 uprising. Big chunks of East Lake Street remain vacant or simply absent. We sat down with co-owner of Moon Palace bookstore, Jamie Schwesnedl, to talk about how city action and inaction have impacted the immediate neighborhood on Minnehaha Ave. The second half of the episode is an interview with Sam Gould of the Confluence community design studio, al
4 Layers of the Saint Paul Mayor Controversy (opens the original)
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We did a rare episode of Mill City Paul, as Robin takes us through four layers of the scandal currently enveloping Mayor Kaohly Her. Her is accused of sexual harrassment and inappropriate workplace behavior. We discussed what this controversy reveals about backstage dynamics in government, as well as dynamics between elected officials and police. Recorded 8/5/26. Read the show notes and find links for further reading
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