Protect Minnesota

Maggiy E. interviews Dr. David B. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Economics, at Florida State University.

In this episode, Maggiy talks to Dr. David Blake Johnson about crime guns in the Twin Cities and how we can make sure firearms stay in the hands of safe and legal purchasers. Dr. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Economics, earned his Ph.D. from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Johnson teaches introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics, business statistics, and MBA economics. Dr. Johnson’s research interests include labor, behavioral, and experimental economic.

Maggiy E. interviews Representative Dave Pinto, Minnesota State House District 64B.

In this episode, Maggiy talks to Dave Pinto, Minnesota State House Representative from District 64B and Ramsey County Prosecutor. They do a deep dive into gun violence prevention legislation and how to address the barriers that have prevented the passage of meaningful legislative change.

The Bruen Decision with Megan Walsh

Megan Walsh is a Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School. In this episode, Jared talks to Megan Walsh from the University of Minnesota Law School, who breaks down how the Bruen decision came to be, and what we should anticipate and expect going forward as a result. University of Minnesota Law School - https://law.umn.edu/ [https://law.umn.edu/]

Jared M. interviews Martha Holton Dimick, former prosecutor and judge and one of the finalists for Hennepin County Attorney.

Jared chats with Martha Holton Dimick about her candidacy for Hennepin County Attorney in our final episode of our series on the HCA race. To learn more about Martha's candidacy, check out marthaforhennepin.com [http://marthaforhennepin.com/]

Bipartisan Safer Communities Act with Rep. Dean Phillips: Jared M. interviews Rep. Dean Phillips, Congressman for Minnesota's 3rd District.

Jared is joined by Rep. Dean Phillips (D, MN-3), to discuss the landmark federal legislation recently passed by President Biden - the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. Rep. Phillips walks us through the details of this new federal legislation and how states will be tasked with carrying the ball forward, and how this bill addresses root causes that lead to gun violence in America. To learn more about the BSCA, go here: https://www.murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/bipartisan_safer_communities_act_one_pager.pdf [https://www.murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/bipartisan_safer_communities_act_one_pager.pdf] To learn more about Dean Phillips and his campaign for re-election, check out https://phillipsforcongress.org/ [https://phillipsforcongress.org/] To learn more about "The Violence Project," check out https://www.theviolenceproject.org/ [https://www.theviolenceproject.org/]