Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008

OCT 29: Arts & Environment Sales Tax Amendment & Secy of State MARK RITCHIE on Election Numbers

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OCT 29: Arts & Environment Sales Tax Amendment & Secy of State MARK RITCHIE on Election Numbers

1) SHALL WE PLACE FUNDING MANDATES IN THE CONSTITUTION? 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 that’s the rub: is the Constitution the proper place for programmatic funding mandates? Or should advocates come down harder on legislators who ignore their issues?

GUESTS: • KEN MARTIN, Campaign Manager, YES for MINNESOTA (proponents) • PAUL GILJE - Coordinator, CIVIC CAUCUS (opponents) • JOHN MILTON - former State Senator; Author, "Time to Choose." • JOHN HOTTINGER - former MN Senate Majority Leader • PATRICIA MITCHELL - CEO, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts • DENNIS ANDERSON - Outdoors Editor/Columnist, Star Tribune 2) Registration & Turnout will feature an update from Minnesota Secretary of State MARK RITCHIE on our record registration and, perhaps, expected all-time high voter turnout in this important, nay, critical, election year. Joining him is MIKE DEAN, Minnesota Director, Common Cause.

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