Community Solutions Podcast

www.commsolutionsmn.com- Today we focus on counties. The Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) has an updated legislative agenda , looking to states and the Federal Government for funding and support. Now we all know that money comes in a one-time payment, and because the county scrambles for the free money, they are left having to pay for these things forever after. We see county government tak...

www.commsolutionsmn.com- Golden Valley continues to decimate it's police department. Reports say that they have somewhere between 9-17 officer s out of a possible 31 officers to fill the force. The city says that there's no reason to worry. They hired Belcom to do investigative work, as they have no detectives. Golden Valley is relying on the Fire Department for medical calls. They are looking to...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   It's that time of year again where the World Economic Forum gets together in Davos to plan how they want to bring the world under their public-private cooperation. The largest corporations and elements of world governments get together in the name of saving the world and address top-down solutions to climate change, poverty, racism, and the like in the form of ESG (Econo...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   There is a new group called Minnesota Parents' Alliance that is focused on education, equality, and parents' rights. That has made them public enemy #1 among the left. There are a lot of parents across the country that are starting to stand up. These parents have great reason to stand up when you think about the radical agendas coming out of the schools with critical rac...

www.commsolutionsmn-   The St Paul City Council authorized a new permanent committee to be put in charge of researching and Reparations Legislative Advisory Committee . The council also passed a resolution to apologize for Minnesota's part in slavery (we weren't a slave state, by the way). That lets you know exactly where this group is coming from. This group has almost no one that comes from the...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   Here we are wrapping up 2022 and on the precipice of 2023. This is the end of season six, and season seven is on the way in. And after six seasons, things are more out of control than ever. Our job is far from finished. Brooklyn Center is in some serious trouble. They have thirty-six police officers and are trying to get to forty-nine. They have three out of five detecti...

www.commsolutionsmn.com- In the previous episode we introduced you to a group called Gender Justice . We decided that we needed to do a deep dive. They have been around for about 10 years. They do a lot of work around the trans agenda, gender-based violence, abortion, deportation, and any leftist cause they can wedge in there. They try to convince us that women's athletics are stronger when they i...

www.commsolutionsmn.com- Hennepin County just passed a measure to force all contractors that work with the County to acknowledge and affirm the gender identities of everyone. This Board Action Request- 220216 was submitted by Commissioner Ierne Fernando. It states that anyone that receives services from the County can do so inclusive of their gender identity. The department threw a Transgender Day...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   It's time once again to do the mess around. We are going to take you to some The Marcy-Holmes neighborhood association in Minneapolis is pushing to rename Marcy Park . I'm sure that no one even knows who William Marcy was, but yet we need to erase our history. Keith Ellison waved his hand, and the Minnesota Department of Education decided that there will be no alternate...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   Well, here we are. The Republicans found a way to screw things up again. The Democrats are fully in charge in MN. So what does that mean? What kind of policies can we expect? What can we expect in Southwest Light Rail? Will it get finished? What does that mean for the Blue Line Extension? Minnesota has a large surplus of taxpayer money. What will happen to all that cash?...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   There are a whole bunch of things to consider when you step into the booth to vote. We've heard so many times about how difficult it is to know which local candidates to vote for. It can be easy to cast a vote when a candidate is a Republican or a Democrat. They are a little more publicized. You kind of know where they stand on things. Nonpartisan races don't work like t...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   Today we bring you the story of some Minnesota cities that have asked for obscene amounts of taxpayer money to pay for things that they haven't planned for in advance or that nobody wants. There hasn't been so much begging for pork since the 1930's. Emily Larson, mayor of Duluth, took a taxpayer-funded trip to Washington DC in order to visit with lobbyists, senators, and...

www.commsolutions.com- Everybody in Federal, State, and local government, along with almost all businesses are pushing ESG scores.... you know, Environmental, Social, and Governance scores that business and government are colluding on to control anyone that wants to stand up and do it differently. It's the climate change agenda, like no more combustion engines, retrofitting buildings, and reducing...

www.commsolutionsdmn.com-   It's that point in many campaigns where public forums are popping up like whack-a-mole . These are important to go to, because you find out a whole lot about who is running for these local seats. We sat down recently to watch the Robbinsdale 281 forum, and heard things that curled our hair. Thing is, it might be more severe, but it's not so different from what's going o...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   Ever heard of the Minnesota Regional Council of Mayors ? Yeah, us neither until we stumbled upon it in our vast research. It was created from the Urban Land Institute. Right now, it includes mayors from St Louis Park, Minnetonka, Burnsville, Lakeville, Edina, Eagan, Woodbury, Duluth, Willmar, and more. They are sponsored by the likes of Target, Comcast, Wells Fargo, and...

www.commsolutions.com-   There seems to be a growing trend for political parties to get involved in and endorse local, nonpartisan candidates. These races were never meant to be politicized in that way. Dark money is flooding into certain races to elect people that are going to hold to a certain set of principles, such as criminal justice reform (i.e. getting rid of cash bail) or pushing the trans...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   Once again, we in Minnesota complain about our leadership in our state, counties, cities, and school districts. Yet, few people ever step in to try and run for office. All across the state there are local offices that go uncontested... and some don't even have a single candidate! We don't understand how people can say they care so much, and complain about their governmen...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   The State of MN Department of Education is trying to pass new teacher licensing requirements . They are requiring teachers to assent to certain Marxist philosophies and agree to teach them to their students or they will no longer be able to teach in a public or private school. This crowds out every single teacher that disagrees with these philosophies. Educators will nee...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers recently agreed to a stipulation in their contract that white teachers will get laid off before educators of other races . Wow, racist much? They say that minority teachers can never make it because all the white teachers have seniority . This is a clear case study in antiracism. Remember, antiracism isn't being against racism, it's...

www.commsolutionsmn-   President Biden has been threatening to sign an emergency climate order . Every president since 1976 has signed at least 2 emergency orders and over 30 are still in effect. But is President Biden following the science? There are so many problems in America right now, and they ignore everything they can see with their own eyes, for something they can't prove. Who is benefitti...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   Homelessness is at epidemic proportions. There are so many thoughts on how to handle it, and when government gets involved, bad ideas abound. How many stories have we seen where homeless encampments have grown in size and number, drugged out people are littering our streets with used needles, feces, and trash. Kids are having to walk right by these encampments on the way...

The City of Morris, MN has passed a measure to disband their police department. They shout to the hills that they support their police, and then held closed door meetings to discuss the handling of the situation by the City Manager, Blaine Hill. How transparent of them. What happened? Why the secret meetings? 29 days after their reassurances that the police would not be going away, these police su...

www.commsolutionsmn.com-   It's hard to believe what we see going on in front of our eyes. Cities do some stupid things. No, I mean, they do some stupid things. I mean, it's more about image than justice. It's more about looking woke than actually doing right by all of the residents that they serve. Take (for instance) the city of Brooklyn Center, who agreed to pay $3.25 Million to the family of D...