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Trump doesn't deserve blanket immunity

That much should be clear when SCOTUS decides election case.

Imagine a U.S. with a parliamentary system …

April 26
“We need more political parties that play a meaningful role in governance,” writes Maxwell Stearns is the Venable, Baetjer & Howard Professor of L
Yes, it would require constitutional amendments. But it could save American democracy.

'Love makes room' — but not yet in Minnetonka

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Activity in the reception area of Minnetonka City Hall in 2012.
Despite expressing an understanding of the housing need — and looking out at T-shirts and stickers expressing it — the city's Planning Commission stuck with the status quo.

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Chris Coleman, Johnny Opara and Chris Sherman
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An illustration of a housing development called The Heights at Larpenteur Avenue and McKnight Road in the northeast corner of St. Paul. It will featur

Minnesota called for more housing. The Heights is an answer.

This redevelopment of a former golf course is a model for how to leverage public-private-nonprofit partnerships.
the Editorial Board of the New York Daily News
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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan prepares to testify before the House Judiciary Committee on July 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

New noncompete rules are a win for workers

The FTC has banned most of these clauses, which have long hurt employees and innovation.
Michael W. McNabb
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A portion of the Northrup Auditorium roof collapsed in 2023.

Counterpoint: Toward a financially sustainable University of Minnesota

The fiscal problems there should not be attributed solely to a lack of funds.
the Editorial Board of the Chicago Tribune
6:00pm
People walk past the Widener Library at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in December 2023.

Cost confusion grows in college decisions

America sure makes going to school complicated.
Metin Çakır
April 27
"Downsizing is a problem if information about it is not fully transmitted to consumers, which causes market inefficiencies as consumers are likely una

Can we fight shrinkflation? Yes, here's how.

Not by cracking down on corporations, but by improving communication.
Omar Alansari-Kreger
April 26
"We can spend hundreds of millions of dollars on expanding light rail to the western suburbs without realizing how impactful a modest fraction of that

Should Metro Mobility even be thought of as supplemental?

Develop the service further and maybe it could help fill any vacuum of an Uber/Lyft departure. At least it would serve riders better.
Abbey Payeur
April 26
Demonstrators made their way to the Sandburg Education Center during A Youth for Unity rally and march before an Anoka-Hennepin school board meeting o

What does Anoka-Hennepin really teach about DEI?

A budget impasse triggered by a revolt of three school board members appears to have been averted, but the issue remains. So, see for yourself what it means.
Kirk Schneidawind
April 26
"The answer to keep the public informed is really to give school districts a choice: to either post their legal notices on their own website or contin

Editorial counterpoint: Embrace the shift in public notices

Posting them on school websites is fast becoming the best way to inform.
the Editorial Board of the Las Vegas Review-Journal
April 25

How many hostages are still alive? Hamas doesn't seem to know

Israeli officials believe about 130 captives — some of them dead — remain in Gaza. Six Americans are still there.
Steve Brandt
April 25
Home values in North Minneapolis have been depressed due to the high numbers of foreclosed homes on the market.

The tale of two cities' assessed property values

Why Minneapolis appears less healthy than St. Paul, and what lies ahead.
Virginia Dale
April 25
Gov. Tim Walz displays the "trans refuge" bill after he signed it into law on Thursday morning in St. Paul. It was the first of three progressive prio

The best direction for gender care after the Cass Review

Clinical care should be guided by neither legislation nor ideology; it should be guided by evidence.
Kavita Kumar
April 25
As community engagement director for Star Tribune Opinion, "I will be reaching out to a wide cross-section of Minnesotans and asking them to contribut

Thoughts from the Star Tribune's new community engagement director

We aim to invite more people to be part of the conversation.
the Editorial Board of the Mankato Free Press
April 24

Cut down on electronic waste in Minnesota

Bill being debated at the Legislature would aim to do just that.
Jim Schultz
April 24
"From the economy, to education, to crime, to folks relocating beyond our borders, Minnesota is going the wrong direction and needs a new path forward

In Minnesota, statistical gloom amid the hope of a progressive-led boom

Renewal is possible, but only if the state turns from a disastrous path. Here's the evidence.
John Fox
April 24
"In every corner of our state, rural ambulance services are grappling with dwindling resources, mounting costs and an uncertain future," John Fox writ

Pass $120 million in emergency funding for rural EMS in Minnesota now

The cost of inaction far outweighs the immediate financial burden.
Mary Lewis Grow
April 24
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after announcing that he is pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room of the White House

We're paying today for Trump's international incompetence while in office

Nuclear capability wasn't the only implication of the deal with Iran that he pulled out of.
Mara Gay
April 24
“The Squad” — U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Alexa­ndria Ocasi­o-Cor­tez, D-N.Y., and Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., in 2

How 'the Squad' and like-minded progressives have changed their party

"People want a Democratic Party that fights."
the Editorial Board of the Los Angeles Times
April 23

Protect kids online

Efforts underway in a number of states to protect young users of social media deserve support.
Becka Thompson
April 23
The teacher admitted choosing his words poorly, but denied threatening to have the boy deported.

Here's how I'd broadly frame the environment that led to my firing as a teacher

Children deserve our best, and we are not giving it.
Annette Meeks
April 23
"Imagine how exciting it would be for Minnesota to host a regular March primary election for statewide and local candidates," the writer says.

Get rid of Minnesota's precinct caucuses, go to primary elections up and down the ballot

What is perceived as a grassroots engagement of average citizens actually isn't in practice.
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  1. Minnesota called for more housing. The Heights is an answer.
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  3. Can we fight shrinkflation? Yes, here's how.
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