The Matt McNeil Show

Rick was elected to the Minnesota Legislature in 2004. He is currently serving his eighth term as the state representative for District 52A.  This current biennium, Rep. Hansen serves as chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, and is a member on the Capital Investment Committee, the Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee.  Hansen is co-chair of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources and is currently a vice chair and current member of the Legislative Audit Commission.

Matt is joined by our national political expert Jeff Stein for his weekly visit.

Cliff Schecter joins the show; Trump struggling to counter Democrats’ messaging; RFK Jr. considers endorsing Trump; Patrick Coolican makes his Tuesday visit with Brett; divisions apparent between county attorney and police over youth crime; Minnesota Power coal plant spill.

Cliff Schecter is the President of Libertas LLC, a public relations and political strategy firm. He is the author of the 2008 bestselling book The Real McCain, a syndicated columnist, and co-owner of We Act Radio, AM 1480 in Washington DC. He also sits on the Board on the Ohio Innocence Project. You can follow him on Twitter @cliffschecter.

DNC kicks off and double-standards in coverage tone; Trump struggles to reframe his Medal of Honor gaffe; Trump stock; Harris campaign volunteers sign up in force; Patti Vasquez and then Ryan Winkler call in from the DNC; Royce White watch; Star Tribune will not endorse candidates in 2024, also renames itself; violent crime trending downward.

Ryan Winkler is a former DFL member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Patti Vasquez is a Chicago comedian, writer, actor, talk show host, consultant, advocate, and policy advisor. After achieving a degree in history from the University of Illinois, she set out to share her hilarious observations about how people behave, and stories about her second-generation Irish dad and Mexican immigrant mom.

Woman arrested in Graceland fraud attempt; Trump makes distasteful comments about the Medal of Honor; VP Harris unveils her economic vision; Nancy Mace’s CNN debacle; teammate charged in fatal Gustavus Adolphus crash; Jennifer Carnahan running for mayor of Nisswa; Royce White still not acknowledged by MN GOP; Joe Teirab.

Royce White; Olympic breakdancing; Biden reaches agreement to cut some drug prices; Gena Rowlands dies; charges in Matthew Perry’s death; Karla Bigham joins the show; MNGOP has yet to acknowledge White’s primary win; Fleet Farm straw purchase lawsuit.