We the People Archives
Downtown Development
[youtube id=”x_gmE_UNksQ”] Host Joan Higinbotham interviewed Steve Cramer, President and CEO of the Minneapolis Downtown Council about development in the Downtown area, plans for the Nicollet Mall and Hennepin Ave,…
Read MoreFeminism Yesterday and Today
[youtube id=”1vRfnFkqW3g”] Joan Higinbotham interviewed guests Lori Sturdevant, author of “Her Honor”, a biography of Rosalie Wahl, first woman justice of The Minnesota Supreme Court – and Debra Fitzgerald, Director…
Read MoreHow a Bill Becomes Law
[youtube id=”7jhXWutbs_c”] Host Joan Higinbotham and her guests Mindy Greiling, former state representative and Sherri Knuth, League of Women Voters lobbyist, talk about how a bill becomes a law –…
Read MoreRacial Disparities in Arrests and Sentencing in Minnesota
[youtube id=”oyEDAD42d5U”] Host Joan Higinbotham and guests Larry Lucio and Mark Haase discuss the racial disparities in arrests and sentencing in Minnesota’s criminal justice system. Lucio is a former school…
Read MoreHow The LVW Serves the Community
[youtube id=”ZG6Tk6cIeRA”] Host Joan Higinbotham and her guests Ruby Hocker and Pam Telleen co-presidents of The League of Women Voters of Minneapolis discuss The LWV – what it offers to…
Read MoreNimbyism (Not in My Backyard)
[youtube id=”zNkbVwR5R7w”] Host Joan Higinbotham and guests Haila Maze and Conrad DeFiebre discuss “Nimbyism”. (not in my backyard) What happens when communities are faced with changes in their neighborhood that…
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