At Issue: Dec. 5 — President Biden visits Minnesota, SCOTUS case sets up potential abortion battle

President Joe Biden came to Rosemount this week with two goals in mind: promoting the infrastructure bill he already signed into law and urging Minnesotans to support another bill with social and climate change spending that Republicans oppose as far too expensive.

Biden, in his first visit to Minnesota as president, said the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in 2007 is an example of how badly an investment in infrastructure is needed nationally. We sit down with Metropolitan Council Chair Charlie Zelle to break down what $6 billion earmarked for Minnesota could mean for the state’s roads, bridges and public transit projects.

And Roe v. Wade is in peril as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments over a Mississippi law banning abortions after 15 weeks. The high court’s ruling could have wide-ranging effects as state legislators — including in Minnesota — ready measures to swiftly roll back access to abortions.

Plus our political analysts look ahead to 2022 midterms, when Gov. Tim Walz and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig face tough reelection battles.