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…
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.”
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…
Editorially, our newspapers have previously called for more prompt attention to the most important work of the 92nd meeting of our Minnesota L…
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.”
More than a million Minnesotans were added to the queue last week when Gov. Tim Walz announced expanded eligibility for coronavirus vaccines, …
When it comes to the important work underway at the State Capitol in St. Paul, the months before the projected May 17 adjournment will be domi…
“Due North” is the name given by DFL Gov. Tim Walz to his educational initiatives. It is an extensive two-page list of goals addressing the im…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to hold its grip on the nation, there is good news this January for district and charter schools in Minn…
The Minnesota Legislature convened in February 2020, expecting its work to be completed by mid-May. However, that was far from the end of it a…
Election Day is weeks behind us but questions and doubts about our state and nation’s election integrity linger. Allegations from the highest …
As Minnesota hurtles through the uncharted territory of alarming coronavirus spread, record hospitalizations and deaths from the virus, it’s t…
Over the past few weeks, we have published an editorial series about important election issues, including race relations, police reform, healt…
Minnesotans take great pride in our abundant natural resources. Whether we are fishing in a crystal clear lake, taking the pontoon along the s…
The best tonic for our cratered COVID-19 economy is deep suppression of both virus and disease through vaccines and better therapeutics. We lo…
Poll after poll continues to show that health care remains a major concern to American voters. That was the case before the COVID-19 pandemic …
The only topic to push COVID-19 off the front pages this year has been the issues with racial disparities, police reform and public safety – e…
Minnesota must safely open its schools. That is a complete sentence and thought, “safely open.”
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, police reform and civil unrest captured voters’ attention, the nation was in a longstanding debate about how to …
If the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has taught us anything it is that police and social justice reform are sorely needed in Minnesota.…
As the coronavirus pandemic has burned across the United States, we’ve heard a lot about frontline heroes. The efforts by doctors, nurses, hea…
An open letter to the high school graduates of 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin held its presidential primary April 7. Many people claimed that voters should not be put in a…
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