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Mark Gilson 🌱 Profile picture
Mark Gilson 🌱
@markwgilson
Engineer, data scientist, data researcher, data visualization specialist.
May 2 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
There was quite a bit of discussion on the Minnesota House floor yesterday about money influencing politics, and in this case, @emmagreenman expressed concerns over millionaires and billionaires influencing elections.

I don't know about millionaires and billionaires, but it is interesting that this comes after her party has been benefiting from elite wealthy donors for years. Let's take a look at some specifics 👇

#mnleg Here's two high level plots, the first showing the campaign contributions received by the MN DFL State Central Committee from 2015 to present, as well as a monthly breakdown.

The second plot is the same plot, but for the Republican Party of Minn.

The funding gap between the Minnesota DFL and Republicans is both vast and unmistakable.Image
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Jan 28 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Alright folks, lets tear this one up. Below is the campaign contributions and expenditures for Faith in Minnesota, Take Action Minnesota, and 100 Percent Future Fund. 🔥⬇️

#mnleg Here's the primary recipients of campaign contributions from Take Action Minnesota ($1.2M+), Faith in Minnesota ($2.4M+), 100% Future Fund ($200k+). Look who it's going to. Image
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Dec 30, 2024 • 45 tweets • 10 min read
What do school boards actually think about the recent unfunded mandates passed by the Minnesota Legislature?

Here's a wide array of clips from 48 districts that referenced these mandates. Find your 🏫district clip in this 🧵

#mnleg 1/48: Albert Lea - April 2024
Oct 13, 2024 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
There's no longer any doubt—@EducationMN and Minnesota public schools are deeply entrenched in ideological agendas. Take a look at some sessions from the 2024 MEA Conference 🧵 "Intersectionality and the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community" Both Aliya Finman-Palmer and KQ Quinn work for Outfront Minnesota.Image
Aug 8, 2024 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
(1/7) Are Minnesota students being taught by teachers properly licensed for their subjects and grade levels? Increasingly, the answer is no. Let’s talk about OFP’s…a thread. (2/7) Out-of-Field Permissions (OFP) allow teachers to teach outside their licensure field and/or grade level for one academic year. Learn more here: . The 2023-2024 school year saw the highest use of OFPs since tiered licensure was implemented.mn.gov/pelsb/district…