With 2012 Legislature, Hopkins Residents Look For Results

Ideology is a recurring theme in the political news cycle.

The start of the Legislature means weeks of coverage about Republicans and Democrats, conservatives and progressives. Just so you’re sure where someone stands, we journalists will even put an R or DFL next to the names of legislators.

But politics isn’t about ideology—at least not exclusively. It’s about goals. It’s about action. It’s about results.

Hopkins Patch is kicking off this year’s legislative session by asking various stakeholders what they want lawmakers to accomplish before they adjourn.

• about their goals for the session and what they’ve done in the past.
• —elected and appointed—what they want the Legislature to do this year.
• to share what they want from their lawmakers.

The conversation doesn’t end here, though. We want to know what’s important to you. What issues should lawmakers tackle? What bills should they pass? What results do you expect?

Hopkins Patch invites you to join in that conversation. Post your thoughts in the comments section below articles or on our Facebook page. Vote in Patch’s polls. Share tweets with @HopkinsPatch on Twitter. Or and speak your mind about the issues that are most important to you.

We look forward to hearing what you have to say.