Where do you stand on requiring Minnesotans to produce a photo ID to vote?
Posted at 5:00 AM on February 9, 2012
by Paul Tosto
(44 Comments)
Filed under: Politics/Government
A constitutional amendment requiring Minnesotans to show a photo ID when they vote could be on the ballot this fall. Backers say it will cut voter fraud. Detractors say it could keep more than 200,000 Minnesotans from the polls.
Today's question: Where do you stand on requiring Minnesotans to produce a photo ID to vote?
Now that the caucuses are over, what are your three most important issues?
Posted at 5:00 AM on February 8, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(34 Comments)
Filed under: Politics/Government
The Republican presidential race focused briefly on Minnesota in the days leading up to Tuesday's caucuses. Now that the caucuses are over, what are your three most important issues?
What living writer might still be read 200 years from now?
Posted at 5:00 AM on February 7, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(25 Comments)
Filed under: Culture
Today is the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, an English author whose works are read and celebrated to this day. Today's Question: What living writer might still be read 200 years from now?
What do you think of Minnesota's system of party caucuses?
Posted at 5:00 AM on February 6, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(22 Comments)
Filed under: Politics/Government
Minnesotans will gather Tuesday night to declare their preferences for president, elect delegates to party conventions and help shape party platforms. What do you think of Minnesota's system of party caucuses?
How do you think the United States and other countries should respond to the situation in Syria?
Posted at 5:00 AM on February 3, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(14 Comments)
Filed under: International affairs, Politics/Government
As Syria's violent crackdown on rebels and dissidents continues, the U.N. Security Council is unable to agree on a course of action. Today's Question: How do you think the United States and other countries should respond to the situation in Syria?
What do you think of constitutional amendments as a way to make policy?
Posted at 5:00 AM on February 2, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(45 Comments)
Filed under: Politics/Government
Minnesotans will vote this fall on a constitutional amendment on marriage. Legislators are considering proposals for several other constitutional amendments as well. Today's Question: What do you think of constitutional amendments as a way to make policy?
What changes would you like to see in campaign finance laws?
Posted at 5:00 AM on February 1, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(31 Comments)
Filed under: Politics/Government
There's been a great deal of concern this campaign season about super PACs, which have changed the political landscape with their unlimited spending for and against candidates. There is talk of a constitutional amendment to allow greater regulation of such groups. What changes would you like to see in campaign finance laws?
What role should evaluations play in teacher job security?
Posted at 5:00 AM on January 31, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(43 Comments)
Filed under: Education, Politics/Government
The Minnesota House is considering a bill that would make teacher evaluations a factor in determining teacher layoffs. The bill would end the "last in, first out" approach dictated by teacher seniority. Today's Question: What role should evaluations play in teacher job security?
If you were energy czar, how would you change U.S. energy policy?
Posted at 5:00 AM on January 30, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(31 Comments)
Filed under: Environment/Energy, Politics/Government
President Obama called last week for an "all-out, all-of-the-above strategy" for the development of U.S. sources of energy. Today's Question: If you were energy czar, how would you change U.S. energy policy?
Is grandiosity an appealing characteristic in a president?
Posted at 5:00 AM on January 27, 2012
by Eric Ringham
(36 Comments)
Filed under: Politics/Government, Science/Technology
After he promised to establish a moon base by the end of his second term as president, Newt Gingrich responded to earlier suggestions that he was grandiose. He said that "Americans are instinctively grandiose because we believe in a bigger future." Today's Question: Is grandiosity an appealing characteristic in a president?
http://www.npr.org/2012/01/26/145882817/-president-gingrich-promises-permanent-moon-base
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