The Matt McNeil Show

Trump takes a $364M hit in court; Joe Manchin won’t run for president; James Comer in serious trouble; US government blames Putin for Alexei Navalny’s death; Duluth police catch shovel assilant; state’s interest in banning non-competes runs into trouble; Legalize Marijuana Now Party fights to keep its major status; Iowa targets illegal immigrants.

Aaron Zimmerman is a career fundraiser and non-profit manager. He has served as PFund Foundation’s Director of Development, as a Major and Planned Giving Officer at Twin Cities PBS (TPT), and as the Director of Development and Communications at Domestic Abuse Project, a Minneapolis-based domestic violence therapy and advocacy program.

He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin — Madison and has a Master of Arts in Philanthropy and Development from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. He wrote his capstone on the history and practice of white supremacy in philanthropy and fundraising in the United States.

Matt dives deep into the controversial foot washing ad from Sunday’s Super Bowl; North Dakota US Senate candidate Katrina Christiansen tries to make inroads in a deep red state; Kansas City shooting was a dispute between groups; conservatives trying to smear Fani Willis; Aaron Zimmerman from the Pfund Foundation discusses Minnesota being a trans refuge state; Pete Stauber’s bad day for infrastructure.

Shooting at Kansas City Chiefs celebration parade; Democrats win George Santos’s former seat; Jeff Stein makes his normal Wednesday visit; anti-abortion group used cell phone data to track Planned Parenthood patients; Minnesota tries to crack down on junk fees; Pete Stauber; Minneapolis Park Board issues with paying musicians.

Catch Jeff Stein of the Iowa Politics Report with Matt every Wednesday at 3:35.

Alaska pox; Jon Stewart makes his return to the Daily Show; the media’s double standards on Biden and Trump; good guy with a gun myth; Michelle Griffith of the Minnesota Reformer steps in for an interview; Chamber of Commerce meeting; mailbox thefts in St. Paul; Moose Lake police force issues; laser loons return.

Michelle Griffith covers Minnesota politics and policy for the Reformer, with a focus on marginalized communities. Most recently she was a reporter with The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead in North Dakota where she covered state and local government and Indigenous issues.

Right-wing indignation at Super Bowl Sunday; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Super Bowl ad; Matt segues into his religious journey from the He Gets Us ads; Minnesota legislative session begins; Michael Brodkorb recaps the Super Bowl.

Reuben controversy; Joe Biden special counsel report; Michael Brodkorb previews the Super Bowl; Lutsen fire declared a crime scene; Edina man implicated in fatal Mille Lacs County hit and run; southern Minnesota mayor and son arrested on drug charges.