During the April 22 House Taxes Committee meeting, Rep. Mike Nelson, second from right, House sponsor of a proposal to finance a Mall of America expansion, listens to, from left, Kyle Makarios, political director for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, David Ybarra, business manager for the Minneapolis Building & Construction Trades Council, and Rhys Ledger, strategic campaigns director at Teamsters Local 120. There were more than five hours of testimony about the proposal. (Photo by Tom Olmscheid) |