Professional Perspectives on the 2022 Midterm Election

Lawn signs, campaign ads and media coverage are telegraphing the midterm election, in which Minnesota voters will choose candidates to represent them in Congress and the offices of Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and State Auditor.  The election will also determine who fills the 201 seats of the state legislature.  Dr. Larry Jacobs, founder and director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, and Dr. Kathryn Pearson, Political Science Professor at the University of Minnesota, join Capitol Report moderator Shannon Loehrke to discuss the significance of the election.

Also in the program, highlights from a recent Senate committee hearing to review Minnesota's clean car goals, prompted by California’s standard that would eliminate the sale of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035.