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March 7, 2016 8:29 AM

How will mental health care policy influence your vote?

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.

by Cody Nelson

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March 4, 2016 7:00 AM

Should PolyMet build its proposed copper-nickel mine?

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Thursday said a 3,000-plus page final environmental impact statement for the project is "adequate," so PolyMet can now start applying for permits to build the mine.

by Cody Nelson

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March 3, 2016 8:41 AM

Should Minnesota drop the caucus system for a presidential primary?

Record turnout to Minnesota's caucuses on Tuesday spurred discussion of whether we should keep caucusing or move to a presidential primary.

by Cody Nelson

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February 29, 2016 6:44 PM

Who do you support on Super Tuesday?

Minnesota voters have say in high-stakes Super Tuesday

by MPR News Staff

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February 24, 2016 12:43 PM

If Apple complies with FBI demand is it ‘bad for America’?

Federal officials have said they're only asking for narrow assistance in bypassing some security features on the iPhone, which they believe may contain information related to the mass murders. Apple has argued that doing so would make other iPhones more susceptible to hacking by authorities or criminals in the future.

by MPR News Staff

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February 23, 2016 8:08 AM

Should the U.S. close the Guantanamo Bay detention center?

President Obama said Tuesday that the detention center is "contrary to our values" and is seen as "a stain on our broader record" of upholding the highest rules of law.

by Michael Olson

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February 18, 2016 8:47 AM

How does a candidate’s religion affect your vote?

Many presidential hopefuls will invoke religion in selling themselves to voters, and the data show that could certainly pay off.

by Cody Nelson

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February 17, 2016 1:36 AM

Should Apple comply with an order to unlock a San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone?

Apple said that giving technology to the F.B.I. that would allow them to crack iPhone encryption carried "implications far beyond the legal case at hand."

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February 14, 2016 8:33 AM

Who should Obama nominate to replace Scalia?

President Obama says he plans to pick a Supreme Court nominee following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, setting up a confrontation with Republicans who control the Senate.

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February 12, 2016 4:45 AM

Should parents get six weeks of paid leave?

“For far too long, we have forced tens of thousands of hard-working parents to make an impossible choice: to spend time with their newborn or recently adopted child, or earn the money they need to care for their families,” Dayton said.

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