Former Governor Arne Carlson joined activists on the steps of Duluth City Hall on Monday, decrying what he termed lack of transparency in the permitting process for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in Hoyt Lakes. The Star Tribune reports Carlson blasted both political parties for “not a single public hearing in the state legislature.” He says PolyMet is “extraordinarily well-represented” in the halls of power but asks, who represents the people?