Mind Openers

Mind Opener events are discussions focused on topics central the the Citizens League's policy agenda.

May 19, 2010

Judicial Selection (Rochester)

With: Sandy Keith, Loy Colbeck, Susan Miles, Kathleen Meyerle
A panel discussion of judicial selection in Minnesota and suggested reforms.

April 21, 2010

Long-Term Care

With: Stacy Becker
Recommendations to address the unprecedented set of costs coming in long-term care.

March 31, 2010

Parks and Trails Legacy Project

With: Stacy Becker, Erin Sapp
Help the Citizens League build the right process to engage Minnesotans on how funds from the constitutional amendment for parks and trails should be spent, and weigh in with your opinion.

February 1, 2010

Impartial Courts

With: Leo Brisbois, Justice Bruce Anderson
We must reform Minnesota's system of judicial selection before the expensive, negative campaigns other states have seen taint our courts.

November 17, 2009

To the Source: Moving MN's Water Governance Upstream

With: Gene Merriam, Janne Flisrand, Sean Kershaw
To address the kinds of water challenges Minnesota faces today will require a much stronger role for individual citizens, businesses, and other organizations.

June 11, 2009

Developing our Civic Policy Agenda

With: Stacy Becker
Lessons learned from three years of the Minnesota Anniversary Project (MAP 150) on how citizens can be effective co-producers of the common good

May 14, 2009

The "R" Word: Can Reform Come From Crisis?

With: Rep. Laura Brod, Rep. Ann Lenczewski, Sen. Julianne Ortman, Sen. Ann Rest
Has the state's fiscal crisis opened the door for significant tax reform this year?

February 27, 2009

Immigrant Students and Higher Education

With: Juventino Meza, Matt Musel, Kyle Uphoff, James Worlobah, Amanda Ziebell-Finley
To meet coming demographic pressures and economic demands, Minnesota will need more immigrant students to complete higher education.

May 5, 2008

Transparent Funding Options for Meaningful Transportation Choices

With: David Levinson, Tyler Duvall
Identifying top options for sustainable transportation choices and funding in Minnesota

June 20, 2006

Medical Facilities: More Choices. More Care. More Cost?

With: Cal Ludeman, Carolyn Pare, Jerry Woelfel
What do large purchasers think about ideas in the recent Medical Facilities Study Committee report?

February 23, 2006

Partisan Endorsements and an Independent Judiciary

With: Justice Alan Page
Has the recent decision, Republican Party v. White, changed Minnesota's process for selecting state court judges?

February 1, 2006

Land of 10,000 Lawsuits?

With: Rep. Dennis Ozment, Marie Zellar, Craig Johnson
Minnesota's growing areas are on a collision course with clean water laws. How can we avoid becoming the Land of 10,000 Lawsuits? Is the proposed Clean Water Legacy the answers?