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What's your economic outlook?
MPR News wants to hear how the economy is looking from where you are. Please share your insights here.

Are you concerned about the "fiscal cliff?"
If legislators and the president do not reach a budget deal by Dec. 31, 2012, automatic spending cuts and tax hikes will take place (aka "the fiscal cliff"). We want to hear from you about how this looming event is affecting your decisions, if at all.
Teachers: How are you dealing with the Connecticut school shooting?
MPR News wants to hear from teachers about how you're addressing the shooting with your students (if at all) and what your concerns are about safety at your school.
Parents: How are you talking to your kids about Newtown?
MPR News wants to hear from parents about how you're talking about the Connecticut school shooting with your kids -- if you're talking about it at all. Please share your insights here.
On Message: Help MPR News track campaign materials
You'll be likely bombarded with political ads, fliers and emails between now and the election on November 6. We want to be able to fact check the claims made in these messages and let you know who's paying for them. But first, we need your help collecting them.

In the Network - Featured Sources & Stories

Opinions from Minnesota gun owners vary widely on how to control guns, if at all
Nearly all gun owners responded to the PIN query indicate they hunt but the similarities end there, and the respondents vary in their range of political views.
Minn. parents: How we talked to our kids about the Newtown shooting
We asked Minnesota parents in MPR's Public Insight Network to share their thoughts following the school shooting in Connecticut on Friday. We also asked them what it's been like to talk to their children about the incident.
Art Hounds: SINderella, David Petersen and a holiday opera in Duluth
The hounds have great enthusiasm for an arts instigator in Minneapolis who's opened a gallery, a saucy, salacious take on a standard fairy tale, and an opera designed to be an alternative to the nutcracker.
Minnesota's economic growth forecast: Maybe tepid, or worse
Minnesotans share how their concerns about the "fiscal cliff" are affecting their decisions.
Latinos and whites: Getting beyond parallel play?
We asked sources in our Public Insight Network in rural Minnesota for their thoughts. Where, if anywhere, are new connections being forged between Latinos and non-Latinos?
Employee health monitoring raises privacy concerns
As Minnesota workers weigh their health insurance options for next year, more are being offered financial incentives to participate in wellness programs that monitor their health. And that's raised concerns about workers' privacy rights.
Voters in Edina -- and around the state -- share why they voted the way they did this year.

Mixed bag: Minn. businesses, employees react to Obama's re-election
Confidence in the economy among some Minnesota employers is still wavering in the wake of the election.
High voter turnout and a mostly smooth day at the polls
Voters across the state shared their voting experiences to help us track problems and turnout on Election Day.
A New National Anthem: Songs to Vote By
For decades politicians have been selling their vision for the country with popular songs. Now it's your turn. This week on The Current Presents, we have a crowd-sourced playlist on the state of the union from voters across Minnesota.
Recession-era students graduate into new economic reality
We asked some 2011 graduates to tell us what their first year in the job market has been like. Most of them have finally found work, but some remain underemployed after months bouncing between unpaid and paid internships, contract work and unemployment.

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A church divided, together
We explore the effect of the Aug. 21, 2009 vote allowing gay pastors to serve as clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America through the stories of Lutherans in the Public Insight Network.