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Archives for May 2015

How should we approach transportation differently?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson May 29, 2015, 7:37 AM May 29, 2015
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The World Economic Forum previously ranked the United States as No. 1 for its infrastructure. However, the country’s current ranking is No. 16 — a notch behind Malaysia. Read more →

Do you think a stalemate at the legislature will lead a shutdown of the state government?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson May 27, 2015, 8:27 AM May 27, 2015
15

If lawmakers can’t work out their differences on education, jobs and energy, and agriculture and environment funding bills by the end of the fiscal year on June 30, the state will face a partial government shutdown. Read more →

Should we stop consuming water-intensive foods from California?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson May 26, 2015, 10:04 AM May 26, 2015
9

The average American consumes more than 300 gallons of California water each week by eating food that was produced there,” reports the New York Times. Read more →

What needs to be done to address income inequality?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson May 22, 2015, 6:38 AM May 22, 2015
27

A Gallup poll released this week shows that Americans are feeling increasingly in economic retreat. Read more →

Was it a mistake to invade Iraq?

MPR News Staff May 21, 2015, 12:06 PM May 21, 2015
7

“Keep in mind that the question that tripped up both Rubio and Jeb Bush was asked on Fox News,” writes New York Magazine’s Alex Carp.
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Should mass surveillance of American call records continue?

MPR News Staff May 20, 2015, 8:18 AM May 20, 2015
18

A key section of the Patriot Act — the part of law the White House uses to conduct mass surveillance on the call records of Americans — is set to expire June 1. Read more →

Are you pleased with the outcome of the legislative session?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson May 19, 2015, 7:06 AM May 19, 2015
34

The Minnesota Legislature made its midnight deadline to pass a two-year $42 billion state budget, but only by rushing a vote on a jobs bill that most lawmakers had no time to read. Read more →

Should the legislature earmark funding for pre-kindergarten before adjournment?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson May 18, 2015, 8:30 AM May 18, 2015
21

Over the course of the weekend, Gov. Dayton repeatedly said he would veto the K-12 funding bill because it doesn’t go far enough financially and because it doesn’t earmark funding for pre-kindergarten in public schools. Read more →

How much vacation is too much?

MPR News Staff May 15, 2015, 10:51 AM May 15, 2015
10

After a couple of years in France, Elanor Beardsley began to realize that there actually is such a thing as “too much vacation.” Read more →

Is status quo the right approach for wild rice protection?

MPR News Staff May 14, 2015, 7:23 PM May 14, 2015
5

State lawmakers have reached a compromise with Gov. Mark Dayton’s administration on legislation over wild rice protection. Read more →

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