Mysterious government agency is $1B over budget. Is their future in jeopardy? | Talking Points

Minnesota politicians from both parties are fed up with the Metropolitan Council, a group of unelected officials with taxing authority. The Met Council is notorious for going $1 billion over budget with the Southwest Light Rail project. WCCO’s Esme Murphy sought a variety of perspectives who all agree: something needs to be done about the Met Council. In this episode of ‘Talking Points,’ we’ll hear from Republican strategist Amy Koch, Democratic strategist Abou Amara, longtime Met Council critic Mary Pattock, Sen. Scott Dibble (DFL) of Minneapolis, and Sen. Eric Pratt (R) of Prior Lake. 0:00 What is the Met Council? 1:29 Why both parties are upset with the Met Council 4:52 How did the Met Council get so big? 8:20 How serious are the Met Council’s mistakes? 12:55 How should the state deal with the Met Council? 17:37 Who should hold the Met Council accountable? READ MORE: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/push-to-reform-met-councils-governing-structure/ #news #politics #transportation Official Site: http://wcco.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CBSMinnesota Twitter: https://twitter.com/wcco Instagram: https://instagram.com/wcco/