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Editorials from newspapers around the state of Minnesota.

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Editorial roundup: Obesity is a long-term health concern

Like the readings on many bathroom scales that keep creeping up year after year, the rate of obesity in the U.S. continues to climb. Government ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 8:08 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Be conservative with the state budget cushion

Volatile state revenues and an uncertain national economy dictate state leaders be cautious with the newly announced $1.5 billion budget surplus. In what appears to ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 7:03 pm

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Editorial roundup: Questions of jurisdiction in legislative action

Among news items from the Minnesota Legislature last week were two that touched on a broader matter: Which decisions should be mandated from a higher ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 6:34 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Need a REAL ID? You better get going now

If you plan to get on an airline later this year and don’t yet have the new REAL ID driver’s license you best get to ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, February 19, 2020 11:42 am

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Editorial roundup: Klobuchar defying the odds; can she keep her momentum?

Those who know much of anything about Minnesota’s own Amy Klobuchar, when our U.S. Senator announced she was seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, couldn’t help ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Monday, February 17, 2020 10:50 pm

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Editorial roundup: Solve bonding, insulin, gun violence issues

Insulin affordability. Gun violence. Small-town water treatment plants. Voter privacy. These are just a few of the critical issues the Minnesota Legislature should get serious ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, February 12, 2020 8:12 pm

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Editorial roundup: Partisan politics tramples the credibility of impeachment process in U.S.

The scariest aspect of the impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump is how both sides of the aisle dramatically weakened the tools the Founding Fathers ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Monday, February 10, 2020 9:16 pm

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Editorial roundup: Iowa Caucuses — State party failed its responsibility

Iowa caucus results remained deep in the bowels of glitchy technology 18 hours after the country expected they would be released, and Iowa’s status as ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, February 5, 2020 9:09 pm

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Editorial roundup: CBD doesn’t belong in Minnesota schools

Amid the proliferation of outlets selling cannabidiol (CBD) products, it can be difficult to remember that just two months ago federal health officials issued a ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, February 4, 2020 9:02 pm

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Editorial roundup: Give voters privacy in primary voting booth

The secret ballot has long been the pillar of representative democracy, but that pillar is eroding in Minnesota with the upcoming presidential primary election. Minnesota’s ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Monday, February 3, 2020 11:20 pm

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Editorial: Nitrates — soft solution to a serious problem

Cleanup of Minnesota’s polluted waterways should be a priority that goes beyond parochial interests. While state leaders have finally addressed the serious problem of nitrates ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:54 pm

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Editorial roundup: Gun sanctuaries — GOP push is unwise, unsafe, unconstitutional

An ill-advised push into county governance by GOP state lawmakers seeking publicity for so-called “sanctuary counties” for Second Amendment rights should be rejected by counties ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, January 28, 2020 10:12 pm

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Editorial roundup: A new plan to attack Minnesota’s unacceptable achievement gap

Could changing Minnesota’s Constitution help solve the state’s persistent achievement gap in K-12 education? A pair of respected state leaders and a coalition of other ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Monday, January 27, 2020 9:06 pm

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Editorial roundup: Children and families will be victims of food stamp changes

Trump administration changes to eligibility in food assistance programs coming this year will create more hunger everywhere. Children and families will suffer. The cuts and ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Thursday, January 23, 2020 9:37 pm

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Editorial roundup: Not-so-secret voting in the upcoming primary

We’re not sure who thought this was a good idea, but Minnesota law now allows political parties to pull back the voting booth curtain and ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:05 pm

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