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Karl Smith
February 1, 2023
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., during a news conference outside of his office at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 24, 2023.

Republican federal tax proposals aren't as bonkers as they sound

Reining in the deficit without increases in revenue is unrealistic. The challenge is doing so without curbing economic growth.
Neil Hare
February 1, 2023
Former President George W. Bush at a U.S. citizen swearing-in ceremony in 2013. During his time in office, “Bush understood how important the suppor

Winning GOP strategy in 2024? Immigration reform.

It remains a top priority for the business community.
John Freivalds
January 31, 2023
Ukrainian security forces comb through debris shortly after a strike at a residential building in Konstantanivka, Ukraine on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023.

New 'warning to the West': beware Ukraine fatigue

There's a price that comes with our freedom — and that's a responsibility to help others gain theirs.
Pankaj Mishra
January 31, 2023
In this 2016 file photo, U.S. soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division move to their battle position in an Abrams M1 tank during an exercise in

West's blunder-prone elites getting in too deep in Ukraine

Showering the country with weapons and funds is a reckless game.
Kyle Christensen
January 31, 2023
“HF 18 was submitted on Jan. 4 by Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud, and would direct about $850 million of the state’s surplus to close the ‘sp

State awash in surplus, schools drowning in deficits

Funding special education should be lawmakers' top priority.
Opinion
January 31, 2023
Editorial cartoon: Groundhog should stay put

Editorial cartoon: Groundhog should stay put

Editorial
January 31, 2023
Former Sen. David Durenberger, pictured in 2007. He died Tuesday.

U.S., Minnesota lose a leader

Former GOP Sen. David Durenberger emphasized bipartisan public service, especially on health care.
Editorial
January 31, 2023
Apartments under construction in Edina in August 2022.

National rent control? Careful …

A concept that has had perverse incentives is gaining traction at the federal level.
Letters
January 31, 2023
An undocumented mom of two in Apple Valley, who does not have a driver’s license, drives one of her sons to school on Jan. 17.

Readers Write: Driver's licenses for all, the debt ceiling, the death of Tyre Nichols, gun bans

Driver's licenses for legal residents only.
the Editorial Board of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 31, 2023

Lying liars and their constitutional right to keep on lying

Unless actual physical or financial harm can be proven, the country is stuck with them.
Linda Greenhouse
January 31, 2023

The latest crusade to place religion over the rest of civil society

The Supreme Court appears ready to overrule a decision that has stood for nearly five decades on religion in the workplace.
Opinion
January 30, 2023
Editorial cartoon: Empty bookshelves in Florida schools

Editorial cartoon: Empty bookshelves in Florida schools

Opinion
January 30, 2023

McCarthy starts down dead end

Replacing federal income tax with a national sales tax has no chance of passing, fortunately.
Will Nagle
January 30, 2023
November 1, 1991 Halloween Blizzard feature photos. John Floberg shovels out his walk on James Ave. S. Mpls with a jack o latern a mute witness to the

Millions of Americans in the path of weather hype

Not every weather event needs to make headlines. Sometimes a storm is just a storm.
Letters
January 30, 2023
A coalition of groups held a demonstration in St. Paul on Sunday in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis and to show support for police

Readers Write: The death of Tyre Nichols, green energy

Memphis is not Minneapolis.
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