for the MN House candidates:
What is your position on the use of constitutional amendments to bypass the chance of a governor’s veto and insufficient votes for a veto override for any specific legislation?
* Specific examples this year are the marriage amendment and the voter ID amendment.
* State your positions on these two amendments.

for the MN House candidates:

Is it appropriate for the legislature to limit local government authority to regulate activities within its domain?

State you position on the 2012 legislative restriction of local moratoriums on frac sand mining.

for the MN House candidates:

The 2012 legislature focused its attention on establishment of a Vikings stadium, to the omission of legislation concerning human services, education, the environment, etc. Please state your thoughts on this situation.

State how you might address a similar situation, should similar meiopia occur during the next legislative session.

for the MN House candidates:

What is or should be the role of the MN legislature in addressing the needs of an aging population within the state?

for the MN House candidates:

Please identify three critical pieces of legislation that you would work to pass in the 2013 legislature.

for the Ramsey County Commissioner candidates:

Ramsey County Goals and Critical Success Indicators include the following:

Goal: Promote multi-modal transit and transportation solutions that effectively serve our citizens.
* A variety of transit and transportation options are accessible and safe for users of all abilities and outcomes.
* People, goods and services move safely, conveniently, efficiently and effectively.
* Infrastructure design is sensitive to and reflects its physical and social surroundings.
* Transit and transportation investments support economic growth and stability and minimize resource impacts and pollution.

Please state what you would do, if elected, to achieve these goals. Be specific.

for the Ramsey County Commissioner candidates:

Ramsey County Goals and Critical Success Indicators include the following:

Goal: Be a leader in responding to the changing demographics in Ramsey County.

Please state what you would do, if elected, to achieve this goal. Be specific.

or the Ramsey County Commissioner candidates:

Ramsey County Goals and Critical Success Indicators include the following:

Goal: Protect our natural resources and the quality of our of our environment.
* Services that support environmental stewardship are provided for residents, businesses and property owners.
* Natural resources are managed to sustain and enhance the environment.
* Policies and practices reflect sound environmental principles.
* The impact of solid and hazardous waste on the environment is minimized.

Please state what you would do, if elected, to achieve these goals. Be specific.

for the Ramsey County Commissioner candidates:

In an attempt to win the Vikings stadium, the Ramsey County Commissioners supported the purchase of brownfield land in Arden HIlls.

Please describe what you think can and should be done with this property.

for the Ramsey County Commissioner candidates:

Social services for the elderly and disabled are provided in an more organized manner in Scott, Dakota, and Hennepin counties. Please compare and contrast these delivery methods with the current Ramsey county situation. State, specifically, what you think might be done to reorganize Ramsey county social services for the expanding elderly population.