![]() Kupec said during the last session, a legislator from his area was texting him while debate about a bill was underway. And they both see an opportunity to educate their peers about climate change and how to combat it. Mitchell and Kupec are also both parents and DFLers. ![]() Kupec, of Moorhead, is a familiar face in the Red River Valley after stints at WDAY and KVRR spanning 20 years. She later joined KSTP-TV and my former newsroom of MPR News. Mitchell, who was born in Fargo but grew up in Woodbury, worked at the Weather Channel, Al Jazeera America, and CBS News before returning to the Twin Cities in 2016. People who have that kind of scientific brain bring a different perspective of how to look at a problem." I like data, and I like to know the source of things. "It bothers me in politics - and this is from either side - when I see things that are said that aren't factual. "I do think it's a really important perspective," Mitchell told me. Yet in a state where broadcast weather forecasters are often trusted household names if not rock stars, Mitchell and Kupec bring a certain cachet to the Capitol - as well as two strong voices for science. There aren't many people of that profession among the general population. It's unusual that the Legislature would see the addition of a meteorologist to its ranks, let alone two. ![]() Rob Kupec, DFL-Moorhead, introduced himself to Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea during his family portrait and mock swearing-in on Tuesday, Jan. ![]()
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