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Merrill Matthews
Should prisoners have the right to vote?
Before we hand them a ballot, consider who some of those incarcerated felons are.
Michael Noble
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We need to clean up our electricity supply
The 100% Clean Energy Standard bill requires carbon-free electricity nationwide and a net-zero emission in the U.S. by 2050.
David Banks
Forwarded with comment: Amy Klobuchar's Fox News town hall
A few responses from around the internet.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg News (TNS)
A trade deal with China wouldn't change much
It would be difficult to interpret, not unlike the current situation.
Martin Schram, Tribune News Service (TNS)
From welfare cheats to tax deadbeats: American archetypes
Some of those people have been talked about in the White House. Some of them have lived there.
Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg News (TNS)
It's complicated, but Congress probably has the upper hand on Trump's tax returns
A look at the governing legal text, section 6103.
Michael R. Strain, Bloomberg News (TNS)
Stop poor-mouthing the two-earner family
I believe that strong families should be a central concern of public policy. But the recent notion among conservatives that having women in the workforce has led to a bidding war for middle-class amenities — one that no one can win — is wrong.
Patricia Murphy, CQ-Roll Call (TNS)
This commentary is really boring. I hope you read it.
It's about infrastructure. About the work that makes your lives possible, and about paying for it. And about getting some attention when public servants are willing to focus on it.
Editorial
Human behavior is squandering nature
Degradation has cut productivity across a quarter of the globe, U.N. report concludes.
Loretta VanPelt
Partial justice for Damond, and none for others
Our group, TCC4J, has sought and continues to seek justice for multiple victims of police violence. We need a system with accountability and have a plan to achieve it.
Lisa Larson
Strengthen, clarify the teaching of civics in Minnesota high schools
Two bills were introduced this session that do just that, and they ought to be incorporated into the omnibus education bill.
Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Some African-Americans don't think Louis Farrakhan belongs on Facebook's 'banned' list
For the record, I'm not one of them. But others hear from him a message of love. It's worth exploring this further.
Mike Godwin
Suggestion for Mark Zuckerberg and others: Tech needs ethics more than rules
The industry must proceed just as doctors and lawyers developed such codes.
Nadra Widatalla
Let's retire the term 'people of color'
It's meant to be inclusive, but it flattens a varied set of challenges into one.
Sarah Strommen
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Lake Calhoun/Bde Maka Ska: Here's the DNR's thinking on the matter
We believed the law gave us the authority to approve a renaming. We believe the ruling overturning our decision creates broad complications for state agency decisions.
Suffering Minnesota farmers look for help from Washington
Trade agreements, tariffs and other reforms are at issue.
Sandy Baum and Sarah Turner
Democrats are for 'free college.' It's a giveaway to people who don't need it.
A progressive educational policy should offer much more narrowly targeted help for students. It should also make increased funding for colleges a higher priority.
Andrea Jenkins and Angela Conley
Minnesota legislators, get behind bus rapid transit
It's an excellent investment in the workforce and the economy. It merits support.
Editorial, Racine (Wis.) Journal Times
Lottery scammers would get a boost if winners were anonymous
Consider the case of the Tiptons, who might still be rigging the system.
Sue Berry
Health care in Minnesota: Don't let the provider tax expire
It's a proven way to help many patients, many of them kids.
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