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April 24, 2019
Senator Mary Kiffmeyer, R-Big Lake, spoke about her Omnibus State Government Bill before the Senate Finance Committee. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stu

Stop playing games with election security

Minnesota lawmakers need to free up federal funds to safeguard voting after 2016 meddling.
Editorial
April 23, 2019

Minnesota's disgraceful do-nothing session on measles vaccine

Legislature needs to act, not back down, in the midst of another national outbreak.
Editorial
April 22, 2019
Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. Witnesses are report

Attack on Sri Lanka is attack on us all

World must act as terrorism scourge strikes again — this time against Christians on Easter.
Editorial
April 19, 2019
A British Union flag is flown behind a European Union flag, backdropped by Parliament in London, Wednesday, April 10, 2019. Just days away from a no-d

Brexit extension reflects damaging dysfunction

The West is in an era of neglecting or negating invaluable international institutions.
Editorial
April 19, 2019

Prevent 'corporate raids' on treasuries of Minnesota's nonprofit health plans

The funds of state's nonprofit insurers should be protected and used to improve public health.
Editorial
April 19, 2019
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered his second State of the City address. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Thursday, April 18, 20

Taking the 'warrior' out of Minneapolis policing

Minneapolis hopes to improve trust between cops and the citizens they protect and serve.
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April 18, 2019
A man carried printed copies of a redacted version of the special counsel's report as he walked past the Trump International Hotel in Washington on Th

Questions linger after release of Mueller report

But it's clear Russia interfered in the election, and Trump tried to end probe.
Editorial
April 17, 2019
iStock A gavel rests on its sounding block with a several law books and a justice scale out of focus in the background.

Minnesota courts need a budget boost

Legislature should provide the judiciary branch with the resources it needs for judges, services.
Editorial
April 16, 2019
Twenty three pairs of boots on the front steps of the Capitol on the first day of Operation 23 to Zero. ] GLEN STUBBE ¥ glen.stubbe@startribune.c

Vets are dying where they went seeking help

Three more suicides on VA property should spur improvements in system and beyond.
Editorial
April 16, 2019
In this March 23, 2019, photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at a dinner banquet, part of a fundraising event for the Council of American-Islamic R

Turn down volume in war of words

America needs to step back from the constant division Omar and Trump both fuel.
Editorial
April 15, 2019
Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral a

Holy Week fire is a tragedy for France and the world

Historic Notre Dame Cathedral had survived centuries of European turmoil.
Editorial
April 13, 2019
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End the secrecy and release federal BWCA study

Keeping the data and analysis under wraps suggests there is something to hide.
Editorial
April 12, 2019
Rep. Frank Hornstein, the Bill's House sponsor, spoke at a press conference next to Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan before the Governor sign

Beginning in August, hands-free law should save lives

Minnesota finally joins 16 other states in doing something about distracted driving on its roads.
Editorial
April 12, 2019
Michelle Kennedy worked on schedules next to a wall of cigarettes at Vernon BP gas station in Edina, Minn., on Tuesday, May 2, 2017. ] RENEE JONES SCH

Minnesota is a laggard in raising tobacco age to 21

Responsible legislation would save lives and help constrain medical costs statewide.
Editorial
April 11, 2019
State Auditor James Nobles recommends transferring investigations of fraud in Minnesota's child-care assistance program (CCAP) to the state Department

A new road map to fix the child care system in Minnesota

Legislative auditor reaffirms need to tighten oversight, prevent fraud in subsidy program.
Editorial
April 10, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, at a Likud election-night rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 9, 2019. Exit polls show a de

U.S. should continue to press Netanyahu for a two-state solution

Re-elected Israeli prime minister should not pursue plan to annex parts of the West Bank.
Editorial
April 9, 2019
The 2018 Star Tribune investigative report “Denied Justice.” The troubling series of stories revealed serious failures in the way sexual assault i

Welcome reform on sex crime investigations

In the wake of a Star Tribune series, more cities, counties are taking allegations more seriously.
Editorial
April 8, 2019
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding General of the U.S. Army corps of Engineers , center and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, listens as P

Trump is increasingly relying on 'acting' cabinet members

He's found a way to avoid even the nominal challenge posed by Senate confirmation.
Editorial
April 5, 2019

The NCAA leaves a valuable Final Four legacy

North Minneapolis recreation center gets a face-lift.
Editorial
April 5, 2019
The Final Four teams were finally placed on the giant bracket sculpture near the IDS Center, Monday, April 1, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minn. (Elizabeth Fl

After hosting the Final Four, what's next for Minnesota?

Itasca study provides a strategic framework for landing more major Twin Cities events.
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