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The EPA has proposed the Affordable Clean Energy Rule that would overhaul Obama-era clean air rules in a way that would give states more flexibility in meeting federal goals.

What do you think of the idea?
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After legislators passed a bill that would give the Ohio General Assembly more say over state regulations, the plan was vetoed by Gov. John Kasich.

Should legislators be able to review regulations if the rules have unintended negative consequences?
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Tech companies are lowering expectations of their ability to prevent foreign influence campaigns online as they prepare to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Should companies be held responsible for preventing foreign influence campaigns?
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The president's nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for the nation’s high court has become an area of contention in the New Hampshire gubernatorial race.
Should states enact laws that will keep abortion legal in the event the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?
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The new Defense Authorization bill authorizes $716 billion in military spending over the next fiscal year and changes defense policy regarding China.

Should the U.S. military focus more on China?
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Under a proposed initiative for Colorado’s ballot, state and local governments may have to compensate landowners when they pass laws that reduce property values.

What do you think of the proposal?
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Sen. Chuck Schumer is introducing a resolution to rename a Senate office building after Sen. John McCain, saying “the Senate, the United States, and the world are lesser places” without the late senator.

Should the building be renamed in McCain’s honor?
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Missouri voters are facing three amendments on November’s ballot, each presenting a different way to legalize marijuana for medical use.

Do you support legalizing medical marijuana?
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Facebook was charged with violating housing discrimination laws, alleging the site allows advertisers to divert housing listings away from users who live in certain zip codes.

Should social media ads be regulated in the same way as traditional ads?
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New York City has passed legislation to end charges for jail phone calls in response to a movement by prisoners and their families. In-state calls previously cost 5 cents per minute.

Should jailhouse calls be free?
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Senators want answers after a report that children tested at military clinics had elevated lead levels, and that military bases had not reported the results to state health departments.
Should federal military bases be subject to state public health laws?
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Three Mile Island and other nuclear plants in Pennsylvania are facing competition from lower-priced natural gas power plants and are seeking a state subsidy.

Should Pennsylvania legislators approve subsidies for nuclear power plants?
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Criminal justice reform advocates are pushing to act on a prisons bill that has stalled in the Senate. While the bill has the president’s support, some GOP senators oppose reducing mandatory minimum sentences.

Do you support criminal justice reform?
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Virginia governor Ralph Northam has come out against a plan by a local school board to allow some teachers to carry concealed weapons in schools.

Should school employees be armed to help stop school shootings?
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President Trump cancelled his desired military parade after its $92 million price tag was made public, blaming Washington D.C. officials for its high cost.

Should the government put on a military parade?
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Michigan is offering milk processing companies $26 million in tax incentives to build new facilities in the state.

Do you think that Michigan should provide subsidies to milk processing plants or other private businesses?
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The U.S. government is trying to force Facebook to break the encryption in its Messenger app so law enforcement may listen to a suspect’s voice conversations in a criminal probe. Should the government be able to force companies to decrypt private messages?
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The California Supreme Court ruled that Proposition 9, a proposal to split the state into three states, violates the state constitution by making a major constitutional change.
Should voter initiatives be able to make major changes to state constitutions?
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Florida officials are requesting answers after Sen. Bill Nelson claimed that the state's election systems had been hacked ahead of the 2018 midterms.

Should states be informed of election threats whenever the federal government discovers them?
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Illinois law prohibits local governments from placing caps on rent increases, but J.B. Pritzker, the Democrat running for governor, would like to repeal the law.

Do you think that the government should regulate rent prices?
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