WELL HOW ABOUT THAT "A millionaire levy in Massachusetts has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing significant high-profile departures from the state." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.

I like Presidents who don't bulldoze the White House

In an alternate universe, business columnists concerned about Minnesota’s slow growth would note the program responsible for reigniting Minnesota’s college enrollment growth was largely due to someone currently running for Minneapolis mayor: Omar Fateh. www.startribune.com/ramstad-minn...

This is a desecration and an abomination. First he posts an AI video of himself wearing a crown dumping shit on the heads of Americans, then he starts tearing down part of the White House for his Mar-a-Lago style ballroom.

He did the same with the mayor being solely responsible for the oversight of the police!

And we're still looking for accountability and transparency from a mayor who promised meaningful public safety reforms. In two weeks, we have a chance to turn the page on Jacob Frey and elect a mayor who is ready to ensure that when you dial 911, the right person shows up at the right time.

No Kings means For the People, By the People. 🚫👑 As we fight against the billionaire oligarchs that have bought the White House, let us not let millionaires and corporate PACs buy our local elections either. We need big money out of politics for a truly representative government.

Great episode! youtube.com/watch?v=ISAe...

Hanlon: "We ran out of funding in August, and it is a tough budget year, but we are interested in looking at what future budgets would look like. Proud of what we've accomplished, looking at next best step."

Hanlon, we are looking at Network Geothermal anywhere in the city!

After 2 years, here are the benefits of the Climate Legacy Initiative! Not even done with this year's numbers! $364,000,000 in savings with a $20 million investment!

Hanlon notes that the Climate Equity Plan is 65% in motion, and they are turning attention to Network Geothermal! He is making the case to increase the Franchise Fee to generate more funds to keep the work going and allow more residents to transition their homes to get the cost savings sooner!

Hanlon: 66% is going to Green Zones, and North Minneapolis is leading in climate change nationwide!

Hanlon: The average burden to households yearly is $12. The savings is $550!

Hanlon notes that incentives for low income renters has been popular.Healthy Homes getting off the group with weatherization and electrification. Less than current energy costs.

1,771 projects completed, but funding exhausted by August.

Attending the Climate and Infrastructure Committee meeting to hear an update on the Climate Legacy Initiative. Patrick Hamlin noting the last 3 years were the hottest on record. We are only 74% of are carbon budget.

Today's Millard mailer is paid for by Mayor Frey's benefactors at the PAC All of Mpls. Millard assured voters recently she is "not running in alignment with the mayor because I want to challenge the mayor." But big money believes she is running in alignment with their mayor.

1)You may remember the articles criticizing liberal students for their hesitancy to make friends with conservative students—alleging that they were less open-minded than their conservative counterparts.

Every time a Democrat gets caught on tape saying like “Some Trump voters are racist” we have a national scandal and JD Vance demands an entirely new kind of apology and meanwhile every Republican group chat is like “Good morning fellow SS members. Who’s ready to respect Hitler today?”

Again, Trump had the power to unilaterally deploy the DC National Guard on January 6th - he did not need permission from anyone. He didn’t do so. For example, he did deploy the DC Guard as part of his fake emergency in the city this year. For more debunking: www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...

We just did part one of telling the Frey story on the podcast, with two people who had to work with him for like 12 hears. But if they don’t have 1.5 hours, check out the @hsilsbee.bsky.social links on our episode page millcityhall.com/episodes/202...

I’m only thinking about this article in the content of SCOTUS rehearing the Voting Rights Act case. This is what Republicans say in private. Republicans who are elected. Republicans who serve within their party apparatus. Republicans who work for the Trump administration & work in state government.

If I’m reading Kyle right, Frey admits failing to issue 100 housing vouchers *that are funded this year because he wants to kill the program next year.* (This is not Stable Schools, but for single folks.) This is unallotment Trump-style, especially since county/MPHA are in.

Lisa Goodman got elected and reelected for 26 years not because she had an active agenda or attempted new policy. It was enough that she charmed them at public gatherings, would cast anti tax protest votes against the budget, and pandered to their grievances.

Basically all manufacturers and retailers should be obligated to either collect their waste and broken products, or pay for others to deal with them. You’d see an amazing display of innovation in efficient, repairable and recyclable products and packaging.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program. My latest video for @propublica.org.

In Minnesota we celebrate Indigenous People’s Day instead.

We really need a new mayor. This story tells you everything you need to know about Jacob Frey.

A single mother in Marshall, Minnesota making $40,000 will pay an EXTRA $140 every single month to get health insurance for herself and her two kids if we don’t get a shutdown deal.

This is a really nice profile.

It’s heartbreaking and appalling to know that members of Temple Israel woke up to such a blatant display of antisemitism today. In the face of hate, our neighbors are offering care, solidarity, and action, and I will continue to fight antisemitism with the people of this city.

@mprnews.org Why did the report this morning on Mayor Frey not wanting MPD to work with ICE fail to mention the ICE email to Chief O'Hara after the Lake Street raid thanking MPD for support? drive.google.com/file/d/1wzYe...

@andyhermannfl.bsky.social Had to stop on my way home to pick up my Luige's Victory Pizza! #gopackgo

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development told members of Congress it would contribute $5.2 million to a pair of Twin Cities. supportive housing projects. The money never came. minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/19/h...

What are some AI proof jobs? Learning how to learn maybe the best strategy. #edchat www.npr.org/2025/09/19/n...

I used to drive past this joint on US 29 in Wisconsin. Like a lot of things these days, it's gone now.

A Few Thoughts on KimmelGeddon: Josh Marshall, of Talking Points Memo, with, as usual, one of the most pragmatic and smart takes about what we do in response. I love Josh and TPM!!! ": talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...

City Attorney Brenner now discussing the legal process to raise the fee. Notice must be 60 days after ordinance passes to take effect.

Hoye answering whether changing from $10 to $20 million would be possible. She says there could be negative impacts to other programs. Opt-in would provide smaller funding, and would require utility billing changes.

Meghan Hoye and team sharing data on the Franchise Fees and the Climate Legacy Initiative. The fees have come in lower than originally planned. $8.4 million rather than $10. Team has been working on grants for Geothermal planning along with Geothermal community engagement.

After flipping through it several times, I'm committed to reading The Disengaged Teen in full. Off to a good start: "We’ve become desensitized to it. We are failing to see it for the crisis it is: Young people, hungry to learn and grow, overwhelmingly associate school with apathy and stress..."

Commentary: Administrative Law Judge Megan McKenzie’s conclusion could not be clearer. The sale “would result in net harm to the public interest.” Will the PUC listen? PUC must unplug Minnesota Power’s pending sale to world’s largest private equity firm minnesotareformer.com/2025/09/18/p...

This is why we must decarbonize now!

In overflow at the Minneapolis Climate and Infrastructure Committee meeting. They will be hearing from the city on data for implementation of the Climate and Equity plan.

I wrote an article about the Ward 7 race in Minneapolis—specifically about the forum last night. Check it out here: rudyfunkmeyer.medium.com/minneapolis-...

If you're wondering, the indignant tone of the strong mayor's press release is because he's sick and tired of people holding him responsible for his multiple mayoral terms of failed encampment response. Mr Mayor, no one has the power to stop you from implementing your solutions.

It's been over 10 years since Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy signed agreements to help advance the City of Minneapolis' clean energy goals yet a new report shows they're still way behind on every metric except the ones the city most fully controls mplscleanenergypartnership.org/documents/20...

At the quarterly Clean Energy Partnership meeting. The mayor did not attend