Gene Karpinski

President, League of Conservation Voters

President Obama can't solve the climate crisis alone, and this momentum in the states is an encouraging sign for anyone who wants to see our elected officials address the challenge of our generation, our changing climate.

Eric Schwartz

Dean of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

President Obama brought his campaign to curb gun violence to Minnesota on Monday, and the North Star State offers valuable lessons for a nation in the midst of a critical public debate.

Bob Geiger

Author focusing on the lives of America's troops as they return from Iraq and Afghanistan

More than 6,500 of our military men and women have died at war in the last 10 years, which is in stark contrast to the, well, none, who have been killed in a professional football game in the same period.

Thomas Fisher

Professor and dean, College of Design at the University of Minnesota

We can no longer afford to be so profligate with our transportation infrastructure and if we don't reign in these costs and creatively rethink these systems, the global economy will eventually force the issue. That's a bridge I don't think we want to cross.

Al Eisele

Editor-at-Large, The Hill

Minnesota Nice, a much admired tradition of civilized debate and discourse that characterized the North Star State's political system for much of the 20th century, died this week.

Chris Weigant

Political writer and blogger at ChrisWeigant.com

The silly season has come early to Washington, it seems. The root cause is a simple fact of American politics these days -- sometimes, there just can't be transparency.

Steve Ressler

Founder, GovLoop

While Minnesota politicians may believe they are taking a stand on fiscal responsibility, now is not the time to be inflexible.

Emily Swanson

Minnesota Public Radio / University of Minnesota 9/22-26/10; 750 likely voters, 3.6% margin of error Mode: Live telephone interviews (MPR release) Mi...