2019 Legislative Forum

The Mitchell Hamline School of Law Journal of Public Policy and Practice is hosting a legislative forum that is free, open to the public, and will also be streamed online. The forum will be broken down into two panels, each addressing a hot button issue in the 2019 Minnesota Legislative Session.

This forum is intended to provide a discussion and critical analysis, all while informing the public on some of the issues their legislators will be addressing in the current session.

Panel One: Tax Legislation

The first panel will discuss matters pertaining to tax law, including Minnesota’s current tax conformity and reform efforts. Speakers for the first panel include:

• Senator Roger Chamberlain, Chair of the Senate Taxes Committee
• Senator Ann Rest, Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Taxes Committee
• Jenny Starr, Assistant Commissioner for the Department of Revenue
• Rep. Paul Marquart, Chair of the House Taxes Committee
• Rep. Joe McDonald, Former Vice Chair and Current Member of the House Taxes Committee

Panel Two: Marijuana Legalization

The second panel (which will begin at approximately 7:45pm) will be a critical and even-handed discussion of the prospects for recreational marijuana legalization in Minnesota. The speakers for this second panel include:

• Daniel Pollock, Deputy Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Health
• Rep. Mike Freiberg (’05), Minnesota House of Representatives
• Jason Tarasek, Minnesota Political Director for the Marijuana Policy Project
• Republican to be named later