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Lori Sturdevant: Unfulfilled policy dreams can return next year
If Dayton makes good on his veto threat, education will be added to a growing 2016 Legislature agenda.
Editorial
Success of Minnesota health program should spur future reform
State needs to continue to be a model for smart programs that cut costs.
Letters
Readers Write (May 16): Minnesota Orchestra in Cuba; protests and the police; the Legislature and bees, gas taxes, solar power; Amtrak; religion
The musicians of our orchestra are honorable emissaries in Cuba.
Editorial, St. Cloud Times
The Twins need to improve national anthem etiquette
Honoring the country is the least that these well-paid role models can do.
John Rash
Periscope ups the ante for sports, media and politics
Live-streaming apps are just the latest digital disruption to upend established models.
Betsy Spethmann
Why I started taking my grown son into the men's room
If your child has disabilities, life may offer its own milestones.
Shannon Drury
Yes, a child might belong at a Minneapolis protest
Pepper-spraying of 10-year-old is no reason to vilify his mother.
Stephen Carter, Bloomberg View (TNS)
A sure-thing plan to boost voter turnout: Let Americans gamble on elections
It would make campaigns a little more fun — and give citizens immediate, tangible 'stakes' in the outcome. And can our politics get any more crass?
Cass Sunstein, Bloomberg View
Despite Amtrak disaster, trains are incredibly safe
Ride the rails a billion miles and you're still less likely to get hurt than to be struck by lightning
Editorial
Don't let special interests dilute federal 'Clean Water Rule'
We all depend on clean waterways for drinking water and recreation.
Editorial
Post-Amtrak, Congress must address neglected infrastructure
Although cause of derailment isn't clear, there's a clear need for more spending.
Steve Chapman
Senate Democrats, please don't hide behind free-trade barriers
Will senators who voted 'no' on fast-track authority give up iPhones and flat-screen TVs?
Peter J. Nelson
Why we need to fix Minnesota's renewable-energy policy
House GOP plan would redesign Minnesota's energy-efficiency program to save jobs, money.
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