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Minnesota Legislature faces a health care funding dilemma
Minnesota Medical Association hopes to solve problem of disappearing provider tax.
Thor Hogan
Advice to the Democratic House: Don't impeach; censure as warranted
It's not a weak alternative; it's a permanent stain on a reputation and a proven way to stand for the rule of law and good government.
Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald
However tempting impeachment may be, the ballot is better
Rather than feeding the nation's fever, vote for the cure.
Letters
James P. Lenfestey
Plausible magic bullets for the environment in 2019?
On the national level, a tariff on goods made without pollution protections like ours; on the state level, a well-directed gas-tax increase.
Editorial
Legal weed? That skunk smell might be coming to your state
Just ask those living next to cannabis farms in California, Washington.
Cartoons
Cartoons
Editorial
Other Republicans should join Mitt Romney
All members of Congress should follow his lead, hold Trump accountable.
Anne Sundberg Siess
In tackling affordable housing, let's start with a realistic home-price-to-income expectation
Calculations using Met Council numbers suggest that a given house may be less affordable than thought.
Robert P. McDivitt
Editorial counterpoint: Veterans Affairs is actively working to prevent suicide
It's our top clinical priority, and making veterans aware of the available support is critical. Here's what we're doing to achieve it.
Letters
Editorial
Minneapolis schools have more work to do on enrollment, finances
Improved financial management is encouraging, but more must be done.
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Immigration and the heartland: Minnesota's smaller cities are, on balance, congenial
For Somalis in St. Cloud, for instance, life is not without opposition. But "80 percent" of locals "are good people."
Antony J. Blinken and Robert Kagan
America must maintain a leading global role
To pull back would run counter to lessons of history and to broad interests, including our own.
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