A new secretary of state, an uneven welcome for Gov. Dayton’s $500 giveback, and why did kids have to die before politicians felt compelled to tackle a mental health system they knew was broken?
Rhetorical questions and more on today’s news conversation with Mary Lucia of The Current.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins