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APM Reports documentary — Bridge to Somewhere: Lessons from the New Deal

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Civilian Conservation Corps workers building a road near Baudette, Minn., 1933.
Courtesy of the Minnesota Historical Society

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During the special session of the Minnesota Legislature underway this week, Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers are pushing for a jobs and public works bill, or the bonding bill.

Congress is also considering jobs and infrastructure spending during this recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

APM Reports’ documentary unit took a look at the impact of the jobs and public works programs in the 1930s. The documentary is called "Bridge to Somewhere: Lessons from the New Deal." It was produced in 2009 by Catherine Winter with Mary Beth Kirchner and Stephen Smith.