How will mental health care policy influence your vote?March 7, 2016 8:29 AMBy Cody NelsonBernie 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.
Should PolyMet build its proposed copper-nickel mine?March 4, 2016 7:00 AMBy Cody NelsonThe 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.
Should Minnesota drop the caucus system for a presidential primary?March 3, 2016 8:41 AMBy Cody NelsonRecord turnout to Minnesota's caucuses on Tuesday spurred discussion of whether we should keep caucusing or move to a presidential primary.
Who do you support on Super Tuesday?February 29, 2016 6:44 PMBy MPR News StaffMinnesota voters have say in high-stakes Super Tuesday
If Apple complies with FBI demand is it ‘bad for America’?February 24, 2016 12:43 PMBy MPR News StaffFederal 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.
Should the U.S. close the Guantanamo Bay detention center?February 23, 2016 8:08 AMBy Michael OlsonPresident 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.
How does a candidate’s religion affect your vote?February 18, 2016 8:47 AMBy Cody NelsonMany presidential hopefuls will invoke religion in selling themselves to voters, and the data show that could certainly pay off.
Should Apple comply with an order to unlock a San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone?February 17, 2016 1:36 AMBy MPR News StaffApple 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."
Who should Obama nominate to replace Scalia?February 14, 2016 8:33 AMBy MPR News StaffPresident 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.
Should parents get six weeks of paid leave?February 12, 2016 4:45 AMBy MPR News Staff“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.