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March 25, 2014 10:09 AM

Do you feel safer when metal detectors are used at public events?

“The Minnesota Twins are installing metal detectors at Target Field in time for the team’s hope opener next month,” writes MPR News reporter Brandt Williams. Horsman said fans will not have to remove their belts and shoes as they would at an airport security checkpoint. He said the magnetometers will be set to detect large…

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March 24, 2014 9:37 AM

Do you get your groceries at a co-op?

“The Seward Co-op isn’t alone in its plans to add a new location to meet rising demand. Many of the cooperative groceries in the Twin Cities are planning expansions or additional locations. Powered by consumer demand for organic and natural foods, it’s a strong comeback for an industry whose future was shaky just a decade…

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March 21, 2014 8:54 AM

Should Minn. study marijuana before allowing medicinal use?

“Gov. Mark Dayton is proposing a $2.2 million study on medical marijuana,” reports the Associated Press. The Associated Press obtained a draft of the governor’s bill from advocates of legalizing the drug for medical use. The governor’s office confirmed it in a statement later Friday, saying the governor is searching for ideas that can pass…

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March 20, 2014 2:34 AM

Do you support a craft brew compromise on Sunday liquor sales?

“An effort for a full repeal of Minnesota’s ban on retail sales of alcohol on Sunday appears unlikely this session, but lawmakers may give more freedom to the state’s burgeoning craft brewing movement,” writes Associated Press reporter Mike Cronin. A Senate committee on Wednesday kept alive one bill that would legalize Sunday sales by small…

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March 19, 2014 7:06 AM

Do you support the Enbridge pipeline project?

Enbridge Energy is proposing its largest pipeline project ever to transport more Canadian tar sands heavy crude to the U.S., the third major oil pipeline expansion or replacement it’s planning across northern Minnesota. The Calgary-based company proposed spending $7 billion to replace its 46-year-old Line 3 pipeline, which runs from near Edmonton to Clearbrook, Minn.,…

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March 18, 2014 7:07 AM

To what extent should a home be forced to fit within a neighborhood’s character?

“Five upscale neighborhoods have been at the epicenter of an unprecedented building boom, which has led to a barrage of complaints from neighbors concerned about oversized homes, construction noise and debris, writes MPR News reporter Curtis Gilbert. The growing dispute pits longtime residents who want to retain the charm of quiet, wooded streets and modest…

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March 13, 2014 3:33 AM

Should more workers be eligible for time-and-a-half pay?

“President Barack Obama is seeking changes in overtime rules that will make millions of workers eligible for time-and-a-half pay for their extra work,” reports the Associated Press. The rules would be aimed at salaried workers who make more than $455 a week and those who are ineligible for overtime because they are designated as management…

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March 12, 2014 3:05 AM

Does Minnesota need a stronger anti-bullying law?

“A bill to strengthen Minnesota’s anti-bullying law cleared a Senate education committee at the State Capitol Tuesday. “The bill’s chief author made changes he hopes make it more likely to become law this year. But opponents say the changes do not ease many of their concerns,” writes MPR News reporter Tim Post. The bill aims…

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March 11, 2014 1:42 AM

Should the Minnesota wolf hunt be contingent on a census?

“A bill sponsored by DFL Senator Foung Hawj will get a hearing in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Tuesday. It would require the Department of Natural Resources to conduct an annual wolf census as well as assess public opinion on hunting wolves,” writes MPR News reporter Elizabeth Dunbar. The bill would also ban…

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March 10, 2014 3:38 AM

Are you confident the proposed PolyMet mine would avoid polluting Minnesota’s water?

“[The] DNR has described a mine that functions perfectly, exactly as intended, that has no problems whatsoever…but they don’t explore scenarios in which something goes wrong.” — Kathryn Hoffman, an attorney for the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy “Minnesotans have until Thursday to comment on the environmental analysis of the proposed PolyMet mine, a huge…

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