Interview: Margaret Donahoe, executive director of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance.

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As the executive director of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, Margaret Donahoe is a go-to source of information for all things related to investments in roads, bridges and transit systems throughout the state.

Donahoe, who has a background in political science, has spent 20 years with the alliance, a statewide coalition of organizations advocating for "a safe and effective transportation system that works for all Minnesotans."

Previously, Donahoe worked for a legislative commission called the Transportation Study Board, and was the committee administrator for the transportation budget division in the...