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Editorial
March 15, 2019
Standard Minnesota driver's license.

License immigrants before they get behind the wheel

Road safety, state economy benefit when all Minnesotans can drive legally.
Editorial
March 15, 2019

Help those with mental health issues by passing parity bill

Insurers in state should treat it the same as cancer and other conditions.
Editorial
March 15, 2019
Sen. Lisa Murko­wski (R-Al­aska) before a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 14, 2019. The Senate voted to overturn President Donald

Congress stands up on Trump, Mueller report

Votes on national emergency order and counsel's report restore some order in Washington.
Editorial
March 15, 2019
Sen. Lisa Murko­wski (R-Al­aska) before a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 14, 2019. The Senate voted to overturn President Donald

Congress stands up on Trump, Mueller report

Votes on national emergency order and counsel's report restore some order in Washington.
Editorial
March 14, 2019
State Auditor James Nobles recommended stronger internal controls for the state's $254 million Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), including electro

Clean up Minnesota's child care program

Audit is more proof that fraud is a longstanding and serious problem.
Editorial
March 13, 2019
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2015, file photo, students walk on the University of California, Los Angeles campus. Federal authorities have charged college

Buying admission to a college of choice

There's lots of blame to go around in latest scam, but let's start with the wealthy parents.
Editorial
March 12, 2019
FILE - In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Dr. Scott Gottlieb speaks during his confirmation hearing before a Senate committee, in Washington, as Presi

New head of FDA should continue agency's crackdown on vaping

Trump's pick to replace Gottlieb must protect teens.
Editorial
March 11, 2019
FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2018 file photo, a migrant runs from tear gas launched by U.S. agents, amid members of the press covering the Mexico-U.S. bord

End spying on news media at the southern border

Secret database program belies the country's role as a beacon for freedom of the press.
Editorial
March 8, 2019
FILE- This Feb. 25, 2019, file photo shows the Capitol in Washington. On Tuesday, March 5, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for Ja

Both the Republican and Democratic parties are failing on deficits

Neither seems serious about addressing the nation's unsustainable debt.
Editorial
March 8, 2019
Workers make sure that each section of the replacement Line 3 that is joined passes mustard. Enbridge already has started building the 14-mile stretch

For safety's sake, let Enbridge go ahead with pipeline

Existing pipeline is an aging relic, and rail shipments bring their own set of safety risks.
Editorial
March 8, 2019
Sr. U.S. District Judge Michael Davis. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Thursday, October 20, 2016 On the eve of what will be a series of close

Attacking terrorism at its domestic roots

A promising yet small program in Minnesota is aimed at "disengagement."
Editorial
March 7, 2019
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Cutting police budgets is not the way toward equitable communities

Statistics show that cutting police budgets is likely to backfire on cities.
Editorial
March 6, 2019
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It's Minnesota's time to move ahead with clean energy

Walz has set an ambitious goal of going carbon-free by 2050, and Minnesota can do it.
Editorial
March 5, 2019
Kashmiri supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) shout slogans against banning of Jama'at-e-Islami, the largest political and religious group

After close call, India and Pakistan need diplomacy

Status of Kashmir must be addressed to avoid a nuclear miscalculation.
Editorial
March 4, 2019
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Overdoses don't happen just to hero

Hennepin County takes on opioid abuse with a pragmatic plan

A smart use of data leads to a solution: treating those behind bars.
Editorial
March 1, 2019
On the heavily subsidized Northstar train, commuters board the return train to Minneapolis at the Big Lake station.]richard tsong-taatarii/rtsong-taat

Northstar extension to St. Cloud is worth considering

The bill reflects an encouraging, across-the-aisle effort that's necessary to move forward on transit.
Editorial
March 1, 2019
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Sorry, but our budget surplus isn’t what it appears.

Economic forecast signals caution in Minnesota

Walz, Legislature face a less rosy outlook and should react accordingly.
Editorial
March 1, 2019

Stay the course on teacher licensing in Minnesota

Administrators need to be able to address critical hiring and diversity goals.
Editorial
February 28, 2019
Pro-abortion activists gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Jan. 18, 2019 for the annual 'March for Life.' (Olivier Douliery/Abaca

Reproductive rights take a major hit under new rules

Attack on Title X is likely to lead to reduced health care access for women and families.
Editorial
February 27, 2019

Keep seeking the truth after Cohen's testimony

Yes, he's a disgraced figure, but Congress needs to determine what Trump did and when he did it.
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