The Forrestor Troubadour

            Photo from  https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/mayors-office/about-mayor             ST. PAUL- Late last month, I was able to continue my observation of Minnesota’s gubernatorial candidates when I attended St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman’s campaign office opening just north of the state capitol.             The event lasted a couple hours, and I was even to able to chat briefly with candidate Coleman about some issues, including healthcare. As I’ve written before , healthcare is a vital issue for the state in terms of access and affordability.             Unfortunately, Mayor Coleman thought envisioning Minnesota with a single-payer healthcare system “unrealistic” and felt resources would best be spent holding the line on Obama Care and trying to expand access and raise affordability by other means. He cited the failure of several states in passing single-payer healthcare as a major reason for this mindset. Ready for Launch             I didn’t

                                                       By Forrester Pack                                                     MINNEAPOLIS-  Well, I guess at least they were open about their intentions:             “It is our opinion that readers should fill out their ballot according to our recommendations."             On Monday, the editorial board of the  Minnesota Daily  revealed their endorsement for Minneapolis mayor: Jacob Frey . Because Minneapolis uses ranked-choice voting, the next two picks of the  Daily  were current Mayor Betsy Hodges and state representative Raymond Dehn. “ Of all the mayoral candidates, we believe that Jacob Frey is the most aptly positioned to continue the many positive reforms in Minneapolis and more effectively advocate for the city. We urge Minneapolis voters to select him as their first-ranked choice for mayor on Nov. 7. “As a mayor, we believe Frey will be very accessible. Even as a council member, Frey has been very