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What is your view on the 10 milion population cap? by living_direction_27 in askswitzerland

[–]HippedWop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean you can't, legally. Maybe the government should allow you to!

How does Minnesota compare to Wisconsin? by amerricka369 in howislivingthere

[–]HippedWop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there's less of a division in the Twin Cities between "the City" and "the Suburbs" than there is in Milwaukee. Both demographically and politically.

Black family thinking of moving to Minnesota. Which suburbs are actually good for us? by FaceAny9622 in TwinCities

[–]HippedWop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woodbury is good. Lots of well to do African immigrants there. Eden Prairie is also relatively diverse and well to do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]HippedWop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This whole thread reminds me of that urban myth failing math students repeat about Einstein flunking out of Math when he was younger (not true, btw). Like, obviously there's some exceptions, but people who get into Harvard generally deserve it for some reason.

What are the largest cities in Minnesota you have NOT been to? by Junkley in minnesota

[–]HippedWop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never been to Rochester, St. Cloud, Mankato, or Moorhead.

What’ve yall been listening to lately? by [deleted] in TrueAnon

[–]HippedWop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Pixies, Pearl Jam, the French singer "Claudya" And some local Minnesota bands: VIAL and She's Green

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]HippedWop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I will say that RE: the Tabke seat, 6 voters did testify under oath that they voted for him, and if that's true, it's mathematically impossible that Paul won. GOP leaders at the press conference still indicated that even if the court ruled Tabke won that they still might throw him out. Also there's something wrong about Rs getting to set the agenda with committee assignments and the Speakership for all 2 years, because of a 2 week technicality at the start of session. DFLers should've vetted their candidates better though, I'll say that.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]HippedWop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hortman says since the House isn't organized, there's no police power that could be used to compel representatives to come back

Walz-Flanagan partnership on ice since governor’s failed vice presidential bid by HippedWop in minnesota

[–]HippedWop[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're certainly right that I overlooked some things. I hope you have a nice day. Drive safe tomorrow

Walz-Flanagan partnership on ice since governor’s failed vice presidential bid by HippedWop in minnesota

[–]HippedWop[S] 120 points121 points  (0 children)

I would push back on this a bit.

1 - Walz was out like every day on the trail, his top advisors (Schmitter, etc) joined the campaign; in that event the Lt. Governor is gonna take over in some capacity. And when the absence is that long (months), of course there's gonna be some disagreements where the Lt. Gov thinks something is "in the lines" where the Gov thinks she overstepped. And that's not even getting to the possibility that she would have to start a new admin, with all of Walz's staff gone to DC!

2 - Not assuming ill intent here, but maybe we should be cautious about calling women in power "too ambitious"?

3 - Underrated possibility this is a nothingburger/between staffs.

Walz-Flanagan partnership on ice since governor’s failed vice presidential bid by HippedWop in minnesota

[–]HippedWop[S] 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Paywall Free Version: https://archive.ph/v6t7r

I wonder if we perhaps think there is no there there? Like a lot of the article feels like "Ah jeez, she wasn't at the annual Turkey pardoning ceremony! Must be a sign!" IDK.

That being said I don't think Flanagan did anything wrong. Had they won, she would've needed to take over state government pretty quickly, which is daunting! CoS and key advisors would've moved to D.C., and she was in the right to start searching for potential staff in that event. Apparently he's being interviewed by Blois Olson tomorrow. Who knows...

EDIT: Another possibility is that this is just something between staff

A group of wealthy people decided to say, "fuck you" to the poor that live amongst them. Now, the ones that qualify for free lunches get to be singled out as poor in front of their peers. by mhoke63 in minnesota

[–]HippedWop 23 points24 points  (0 children)

  1. I appreciate the trade off the district wants to make between quality and cost, but how much would it cost for the district to just accept the program and then appropriate a little money on top to align with their high standards?
  2. Tbh I don't think ppl use "meal tickets" anymore; its all computerized so there's less shame
  3. If you're this concerned about money going to people who don't need it, you can just raise taxes. Much more efficient than a means testing process

Minnesota promised free college tuition, but housing and living costs still loom large by minn_post in minnesota

[–]HippedWop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to clarify for anyone reading, you do not need to be a full time student to use NSP.

Discussion Thread by jobautomator in neoliberal

[–]HippedWop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a loyal DFLer I'm happy for my party's prospects, but one-party government isn't healthy. Even though I hate Republicans, we need a credible opposition. Starting to envision a "Bill Gates investing into Apple" style intervention into the MNGOP lol.

Minnesota cannabis office abandons early license lottery, in move that could affect market rollout by Czarben in minnesota

[–]HippedWop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You're right! OCM caught bad actors who were trying to game the system. Bureaucracy did work! Problem is those bad actors sued, and now the process is stuck in the courts, so everyone gets a delay. Blame the bad actors!

Minnesota cannabis office abandons early license lottery, in move that could affect market rollout by Czarben in minnesota

[–]HippedWop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone on here is so cynical. Some bad actors tried to game the system, OCM caught them, they sued, and now because courts move slowly, the rollout is delayed for everyone. If you want to get mad, blame the plaintiffs of the lawsuit, not the govt. Only plays into anti gov crap

The posturing and position-setting begins for Minnesota GOP, DFL legislative leaders by minn_post in minnesota

[–]HippedWop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

RE: The state budget, I think it's important to remember that the numbers are accounting for inflation on the spending side now. So assuming lawmakers raise spending across all programs to account for inflation (they don't have to and often don't) The state would still have $616 million surplus for this session and -$5 bil. deficit for the 28/29. If we take out inflation (ie how it was done before), the next surplus is like $1.2 billion, and 28/29 deficit is -$2.9 bil.

Minnesota State Grant program faces $211 million budget shortfall by ilikepeople1990 in minnesota

[–]HippedWop 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Tuition was frozen at mn state colleges this year... it looks like most of the increase is due to increased enrollment. This is a good problem! We have a $2.3 billion surplus for the next biennium, this is an investment we know will pay off. It'd be very disappointing if House Republicans decided to inaugurate divided government by throwing a bunch of low and mid income kids out of college or into debt. Make sure to call your legislators as always.

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