He says once nuclear plants are decommissioned, the state should provide the economic development needed to employ the workers who'd lose their jobs. And I think it's incumbent upon policy makers to start that discussion now, and that's why I've started. Freeman says the state should also stress greater energy conservation. You can see five, ten miles away. It makes no sense to do that.
Freeman favors stronger polices to slow urban sprawl.
We need to have clear urban policies that encourage areas to redevelop versus taking virgin farmland and forests and cutting them down. We need to stop sending city tax dollars to the fourth-ring suburbs and subsidize roads and other development. We need to continue to develop our urban core, to spend time improving our neighborhoods, to improve inner-city transportation. Freeman supports polices that assist in the re-development of the inner city for business and industry. Major funding for Minnesota Public Radio's regional Internet activities is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.