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Lori Sturdevant
Gas tax? User fee? The name could make all the difference
Perhaps the state could also be versatile on funding tools.
Tony Brown
Retirement money: Who's been feeding on your nest egg?
The Obama administration's financial-services reform seeks to ensure that the advice you get isn't for the birds.
Ann Marie Chiasson
No need for assisted suicide; there's an easy – and natural – way to die
As a physician, I couldn't and wouldn't prescribe medication just to end a life.
Diane Loeffler
House GOP refusal to help fix holes in safety net puts Minnesota lives at risk
Underfunding the state's human services amid a budget surplus is just plain cruel.
Robert MacGregor
It's time for business leaders to stand up for the community
Corporate elites nearly moved mountains for the good of society, residents and cities. Here's a wake-up call to get going again.
Timothy O’Brien, Bloomberg View.
I've seen Trump's tax return. You should, too.
I can't tell you what I learned when litigation discovery gave me a glimpse of the Donald's financial life. But disclosure is good.
Carlisle Ford Runge
On Trumpism as Marxism (part Karl, part Groucho)
The candidate's economic views appear to hew closely to his own brand of truth, rather than the facts.
Marshall H. Tanick
With yet another 'lone finalist' hire, will U ever learn?
The lack of transparency in selecting the new athletic director echoes mistakes of the past.
Erika D. Smith, The Sacramento Bee (TNS)
Only Bernie Sanders can stop Donald Trump -- by letting it go ...
Everything he claims to care about could be destroyed if Sanders drives his admirers away from eventually backing Clinton.
Peter McLaughlin
Legislators, take a proactive approach to replacing our doomed ash trees
A deadly, invasive beetle is already here and doing damage. Funds will be needed this year.
Scott Schulte, Chris Gerlach, and Jeff Lunde
William McGeveran
Hasty action on a PRINCE Act would be pure folly
Take time to weigh the complex issues surrounding publicity rights, free speech, taxes and copyrights.
Paul Ryan should conclude Trump is unfit for the presidency
He may not be conservative enough for the GOP. He's also not qualified.
Noah Feldman, Bloomberg View
"Sex" versus "Gender": Vive la diference!
In biology, sociology, even psychology, sex and gender are different things. But the law may think them one and the same.
Josh Rogin, Bloomberg View
The tale of Obama adviser Ben Rhodes
Here's what happens when an influential cave-dweller unexpectedly surfaces and gets a swipe of the spotlight.
Christopher Vondracek
Donald Trump's influence: These days, a cap is no longer just a cap
Much to my dismay, it sends an (unwelcome) political signal.
Divine Zheng
Minnesota sentencing proposal is a step toward addressing racial inequities
It would begin to correct a significant flaw in a state that has much in which to take pride.
Editorial
Sanders' promises are too good — and too expensive — to be true
A pair of new reports show the numbers simply don't add up.
Andrew Malcolm, Special to McClatchy (TNS)
Danielle Robinson Briand
Real ID solution looks set to crash and burn in Minnesota
The Senate has a workable bill on implementation. The House doesn't. Minnesotans' ease of travel hangs in the balance.
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