Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota Best of Interviews - AM950 The Progressive Voice of Minnesota

Eric Bernstein is a policy analyst focused on state tax and budgetary policy. Since the summer of 2020, he has been policy director for We Make Minnesota — a coalition of labor and community groups organizing to raise state revenue for investment in health care, education, racial equity, sustainable environmental stewardship and other public priorities.

Jeff Stein of KXEL/Waterloo joins Matt to discuss national politics every Wednesday at 3:30.

Brett is joined for his weekly visit with Patrick Coolican, editor in chief of the Minnesota Reformer. Today they talk about the end of the MN legislative session, ethics hearing against Nicole Mitchell, a possible Uber/Lyft agreement in Minneapolis and the emerging monopoly that is United Health Group.

It’s our weekly visit with national political expert Jeff Stein. They talk about Kristi Noem’s “checkered” history with animals, how Trump has now turned on RFK, did Mike Johnson cut a deal with Democrats and more.

Patrick Coolican of the Minnesota Reformer joins Brett every Tuesday at 4:15 to discuss local politics.

Michael Brodkorb is the author of The Girls are Gone as well as a regular contributor and analyst of Republican politics in Minnesota.