Minnesota Values Podcast

Daunte Wright should be alive. Rep. Samantha Vang of Brooklyn Center and Rep. Cedrick Frazier of New Hope share their perspective on this tragedy and talk about new police reform and accountability legislation. 

Health care is a human right. Rep. Jen Schultz joins the show to talk about her proposal to establish a new public option. 

Economic security is about dignity. Rep. Mohamud Noor joins us to discuss his economic security legislation aimed at helping Minnesotans hurt most by the pandemic (House File 1). 

Rep. Liz Olson and Rep. Jamie Long interview Rena Moran and Carlos Mariani about the Legislature's response to George Floyd's murder.

Rep. Liz Olson and Rep. Jamie Long interview Senate DFL Leader Susan Kent about Minnesota's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Majority Leader Ryan Winkler joins Rep. Liz Olson and Rep. Jamie Long to cover a potluck's worth of issues under discussion at the Legislature, including coronavirus preparedness, the state's new economic forecast, cannabis laws, and DFL priorities like Paid Family and Medical Leave, Earned Sick and Safe Time, childcare, and early childhood education. 

Rep. Liz Olson and Rep. Jamie Long talk to the Minnesota chapter of Moms Demand Action about a surge in grassroots organizing among their membership and what it means for the 2020 legislative session. 

Rep. Liz Olson and Rep. Jamie Long talk to a small business owner and a physician about what our future could look like if all Minnesotans had access to Paid Family & Medical Leave. 

Rep. Liz Olson and Rep. Jamie Long kick off season 2 of the Minnesota Values Podcast. Governor Tim Walz joins the show to talk priorities for the 2020 legislative session.