In Response: Don't let permitting reform take Minnesota backward

In Response: Don't let permitting reform take Minnesota backward

Permitting reform is a topic people support when examples are thrown around that it takes too long. Without details to determine the reason for such delays, it’s impossible to draw a rationale. The News Tribune’s May 1 “Our View” editorial, “Permitting reform needs to get done for Minnesota,” cited Cirrus Aircraft as an example, but no explanation was given for why its permit was delayed. We need to examine why permits are necessary. Anyone old …