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OCTOBER ELECTION COVERAGE

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15  11:00AM:

MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS FUNDING REFERENDUM
and
KIDS VOTING  MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL

1) Minneapolis Voters face two important ballot questions in November.

THIS WEEK WE COVER (1): the largest of several referenda around the state to
raise revenue in the face of declining state aid and increased costs;
NEXT WEEK WE COVER (2): whether or not to reconfigure the citys school
board from an all-at-large body to a combination of citywide and subdistrict
directors.

GUESTS:

 TOM MADDEN, Minneapolis School Board member

 STEVE KOTVIS, Communication Chair, Strong Schools, Strong City Steering
Committee

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2) Kids Voting is the quadrennial exercise giving children their first taste
of civic responsibility  even when it doesnt really count right now. Hear
some kids talk about the experience as well program coordinators
encouraging words.

GUESTS:

 ROBERTA WORRELL  Executive Director, Kids Voting Minneapolis

 JANE KOSTIK - Former IB (Intl Baccalaureate) Program Coordinator for
Patrick Henry High

 MICHELLE BIERMAN  Board Member, Kids Voting Saint Paul

INVITED: SAM QUINCEY  Kids Voting Alumnus now casting first real ballot.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22  11:00AM:

MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOLS  ABC REFERENDUM
and
MARK RITCHIE ON CROWDED POLLS

1) Minneapolis Voters face two important ballot questions in November.

LAST WEEK WE COVERED (1): the largest of several referenda around the state
to raise revenue in the face of declining state aid and increased costs;
THIS WEEK  THE ABC PROPOSAL (2): whether or not to reconfigure the citys
school board from an all-at-large body to a combination of citywide and
subdistrict directors. Friends are divided on these questions and well talk
with some of them:

GUESTS:

 REP. JIM DAVNIE  Author and advocate of the Minneapolis Schools ABC
Referendum

 JUDY FARMER  Former School Board Member, ABC Ref. Opponent
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2) Registration & Turnout will feature an update from Minnesotas Secretary
of State MARK RITCHIE on our record registration and, perhaps, expected
all-time high voter turnout in this important, nay, critical, election year.

Are you voting? Are you not? If not why not?
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29  11:00AM:

THE ARTS & ENVIRONMENT SALES TAX AMENDMENT:
Whats Happening to the State Constitution?

SHALL WE PLACE FUNDING MANDATES IN THE CONSTITUTION? Holds a debate on the
pluses and minuses of a proposed Constitutional amendment to raise the sales
tax in favor of arts and environmental programs. The question goes deeper
than adequate arts and environmental funding  and thats the rub: is the
Constitution the proper place for programmatic funding mandates? Or

GUESTS:

 KEN MARTIN  Campaign Manager, YES for MINNESOTA (proponents)

 PAUL GILJE - Coordinator, The CIVIC CAUCUS (opponents)

 FORMER STATE SENATOR JOHN MILTON  author, Time to Choose,  a novel on
the conundrum faced by lawmakers on hot-button issues.

 OTHER STAKEHOLDERS

 Talk about the Arts/Environment Sales Tax Amendment to us at 612-341-0980.
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