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Archives for March 2016

Should gun makers be allowed to create handguns that look like cellphones?

MPR News Staff March 29, 2016, 12:28 PM Mar 29, 2016
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As Minnesota lawmakers consider banning cellphone cases that look like handguns, a Minnesota man is making guns that look like cellphones. Read more →

What is your reaction to Tay, Microsoft’s AI chat-bot that learned to be racist?

MPR News Staff March 25, 2016, 8:50 AM Mar 25, 2016
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Microsoft’s newly launched A.I.-powered bot called Tay, which was responding to tweets and chats on GroupMe and Kik, has already been shut down due to concerns with its inability to recognize when it was making offensive or racist statements. Read more →

Do you support the reopening of a private prison in Appleton?

MPR News Staff March 23, 2016, 8:43 AM Mar 23, 2016
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Legislators should be talking about closing prisons, not opening more, said the Rev. Brian Herron of the faith-based coalition group ISAIAH. Read more →

Should the Senate take a vote on Obama’s Supreme Court nominee?

MPR News Staff March 18, 2016, 10:54 AM Mar 18, 2016
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In an interview with NPR, the president says Senate Republicans owe it to the Founding Fathers to give Judge Merrick Garland a Supreme Court confirmation vote. Read more →

What do you think of Mega Tuesday’s results?

MPR News Staff March 16, 2016, 7:55 AM Mar 16, 2016
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It still ended up being a very good night for Trump, as he picked up wins in North Carolina and Illinois that could still give him plenty of delegates to make up for the Ohio loss. Read more →

Do you support the Obama Administration’s move to block oil drilling in the Atlantic?

MPR News Staff March 15, 2016, 10:03 AM Mar 15, 2016
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Interior Secretary Sally Jewell made the announcement on Twitter, declaring that the administration’s next five-year offshore drilling plan “protects the Atlantic for future generations.” Read more →

What do you think of Silver Bay’s vote to remove a local beer from a municipal liquor store?

MPR News Staff March 14, 2016, 11:58 AM Mar 14, 2016
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The Silver Bay City Council voted 3-2 to remove Bent Paddle beer from the municipal liquor store in response to the brewery’s stance on proposed copper mining in the region Read more →

Should mining be allowed in the BWCA watershed?

MPR News Staff March 9, 2016, 4:59 PM Mar 9, 2016
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“It’s a big deal because he is saying that the Boundary Waters is too important to put at risk,” said Becky Rom with Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness. Read more →

Should the U.S. offer new parents paid leave?

MPR News Staff March 8, 2016, 1:21 PM Mar 8, 2016
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America is way behind other countries on paid parental leave. Read more →

Health · Politics/Government

How will mental health care policy influence your vote?

Cody NelsonCody Nelson March 7, 2016, 2:29 PM Mar 7, 2016
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Bernie Sanders’ recent comment joking that Republican debates show a need to invest in mental health has spurred comments that the presidential hopeful isn’t sensitive to people with mental illnesses. Read more →

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