Public Policy This Week KYMN News

 This week's hosts, Joe Moravchick and Rich Larson talk with Dr. Dan Sullivan, the Curriculum Director of the Cannon valley Elder Collegium, and Jack Sielaf, a retired master Carpenter who is a student at the CVEC about the Elder Collegium program and the importance of never finishing one's personal education. 

Hosts Jon Olson and Steve Sviggum speak with MDVA Commissioner Brad Lindsay about caring for our veterans, the State of Minnesota's responsibilities and priorities vs. the federal government's, and the importance of celebrating and honoring Veterans Day. 

 Hosts Nathan Leaf and Rich Larson talk with Northfield, Minnesota Chief of Police Mark Elliott about the Fentanyl epidemic, what is being done at the federal, state and local levels to combat the issue, and what resources are available to those with drug problems and their loved ones. 

Hosts Rich Larson and Nathan Leaf talk with Assistant Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services Natasha Merz with the Minnesota Department of Human Services about the current challenges faced by long term care facilities, including staffing and funding.

Host Steve Poskanzer and his guest, Professor Alan Rozenshtein of the University of Minnesota Law School, discuss some of the most interesting cases the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in this term. Those cases could impact Congressional regulatory power, the viability of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (and possibly the Federal Reserve Bank), and 2nd Amendment rights for those convicted of domestic abuse. 

Hosts Joe Moravchik and Rich Larson talk with Con Law Professor and President Emeritus of Carleton College Steve Poskanzer about the United States Constitution, and how it has not only survived and remained viable, but actually remained vital for 236 years.