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Today's Question Blog

Does it matter if there is no NBA season this year?

Players have rejected the NBA’s latest contract offer, raising the prospect that there will be no pro basketball games this year. Today’s Question: Does it matter if there is no NBA season this year?
by Eric Ringham

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What factors affect your health-plan choices at open enrollment time?

This is the time of year when employers typically hold open enrollment periods for employees to change their medical plans and other benefits. It is also open enrollment time for people covered by Medicare. Today’s Question: What factors affect your health-plan choices at open enrollment time?
by Eric Ringham

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For you or for people you know, has military service been a positive experience?

Today is Veteran’s Day, when we honor those who have served in our country’s military. Today’s Question: For you or for people you know, has military service been a positive experience?
by Eric Ringham

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What should be done with St. Paul’s Ford plant?

The Ford Motor Company is getting ready to put its Twin Cities Assembly Plant up for sale. After the final Ranger pickup rolls off the line next month, the 86-year-old factory will close for good, leaving St. Paul with 135 acres of land in a good location. Today’s Question: What should be done with St.…
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What parts of your life do you think should be free of government regulation?

An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of the federal health care law due to take effect in 2014. The court found that the government could require Americans to buy health insurance, holding that “the right to be free from federal regulation is not absolute.” Today’s Question: What parts of your life do you…
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Do you think ranked choice voting will result in better elections?

Today, St. Paul voters have their first chance to use ranked choice voting, also known as instant runoff voting. Proponents say the new voting method will allow results that more closely match the preferences of the electorate. Today’s Question: Do you think ranked choice voting will result in better elections?
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If your local government has to make severe cuts in services, where should it start?

Around Minnesota, local officials and the citizens they represent are grappling with hard choices involving public services and shrinking budgets. Today’s Question: If your local government has to make severe cuts in services, where should it start?
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How satisfied are you with your bank?

A recent poll shows that consumers are increasingly dissatisfied with banks, and credit unions report a recent influx of new customers. Today’s Question: How satisfied are you with your bank?
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How would you describe the performance of Minnesota’s political leadership in the stadium debate?

Proposals to build a new Vikings stadium seemed to be in jeopardy Wednesday. Gov. Mark Dayton said his planned financing proposal was in limbo. Republicans in the Legislature were calling for public hearings. Today’s Question: How would you describe the performance of Minnesota’s political leadership in the stadium debate?
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How has your understanding of sexual harassment changed over the years?

Herman Cain’s presidential campaign has been dogged this week by allegations that he sexually harassed two women while head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. The controversy comes 20 years after Senate hearings into sexual harassment charges against Clarence Thomas, then a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Today’s Question: How has your…
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