Abortion, recreational marijuana and sports betting may grab an outsized share of attention during the 2023 session of the Minnesota Legislatu…
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Election 2022 results have been digested, dissected, studied and scrutinized.
Consider this scenario: Before Election Day, you are told your vote will only count as one-half, not a full vote. Or maybe you are informed yo…
The governor’s race is pivotal to our state’s future path. We find ourselves with a very low unemployment rate and a large state budget surplu…
A veteran lawmaker and a newcomer are only the beginning of the readily noticeable differences between major party candidates for Minnesota’s …
When our editorial board members sought to define four issues dominate our readers’ concerns, we quickly agreed violent crime, policing issue…
Election integrity continues to be an important issue in the 2022 election. Close to 30% of Americans believe the 2020 election was unfair. Th…
Election integrity continues to be an important issue in the 2022 election. Close to 30% of Americans believe the 2020 election was unfair. Th…
As the televised congressional hearings on the Jan. 6 riot are again reminding us, the gaming of our election system has become the biggest th…
Election 2022 results have been digested, dissected, studied and scrutinized.
Consider this scenario: Before Election Day, you are told your vote will only count as one-half, not a full vote. Or maybe you are informed yo…
The governor’s race is pivotal to our state’s future path. We find ourselves with a very low unemployment rate and a large state budget surplu…
A veteran lawmaker and a newcomer are only the beginning of the readily noticeable differences between major party candidates for Minnesota’s …
When our editorial board members sought to define four issues dominate our readers’ concerns, we quickly agreed violent crime, policing issue…
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“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
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The best tonic for our cratered COVID-19 economy is deep suppression of both virus and disease through vaccines and better therapeutics. We lo…
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The Minnesota constitution says governors may appoint notaries public and “other officers” with “the advice and consent of the senate.”
The Minnesota state budget is projected to have a surplus of $7.7 billion for the two-year period ending June 30, 2023. That’s a lot of extra …
After nearly two years of combating the ever-mutating SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two facts have become clear. COVID-19 can be deadly and the pola…
We didn’t see it coming.
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There’s nothing like a hotly contested presidential election to energize voters. It’s the same with a spirited race for a United States Senate…
We judge elected officials based on their position on the issues we care about. We may cast our ballot for candidates that most represent the …
Most of us were raised with the mantra, “don’t spend more than you have.” Is what is good for us good for America?
Now that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sent to prison for at least 15 years (22.5 years with time off for good beha…
Minnesota has received millions of dollars for emergency housing assistance in the past year.
We’ve come to expect it: The Minnesota Legislature hits its required adjournment date with the most important business – the biennial budget –…
Providing adequate school funds in this time of COVID-19 must be a legislative priority.
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
More than a million Minnesotans were added to the queue last week when Gov. Tim Walz announced expanded eligibility for coronavirus vaccines, …
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The Minnesota constitution says governors may appoint notaries public and “other officers” with “the advice and consent of the senate.”
The Minnesota state budget is projected to have a surplus of $7.7 billion for the two-year period ending June 30, 2023. That’s a lot of extra …
After nearly two years of combating the ever-mutating SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, two facts have become clear. COVID-19 can be deadly and the pola…
We didn’t see it coming.
What do a dentist, an elevator boring contractor, a law enforcement officer and a farmer living in Minnesota have in common?
There’s nothing like a hotly contested presidential election to energize voters. It’s the same with a spirited race for a United States Senate…
We judge elected officials based on their position on the issues we care about. We may cast our ballot for candidates that most represent the …
Most of us were raised with the mantra, “don’t spend more than you have.” Is what is good for us good for America?
Now that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been sent to prison for at least 15 years (22.5 years with time off for good beha…
Minnesota has received millions of dollars for emergency housing assistance in the past year.
We’ve come to expect it: The Minnesota Legislature hits its required adjournment date with the most important business – the biennial budget –…
Providing adequate school funds in this time of COVID-19 must be a legislative priority.
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
“Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”