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Editorials from newspapers around the state of Minnesota.

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Editorial roundup: As lawmakers do nothing, businesses adopt gun control measures

If it seems like we just wrote about this a few weeks ago, it’s because we did. Following the back-to-back mass shootings in El Paso, ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, September 10, 2019 8:08 pm

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Editorial roundup: Answers needed at Minnesota Department of Human Services

A recent North Carolina TV station’s editorial likely didn’t get many Minnesota readers. That’s a shame, because the opinion piece, which lauded the Southern state’s ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, September 3, 2019 8:00 pm

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Editorial roundup: It’s up to Walz to end secrecy over mine

For months, the Trump administration has blown off requests from influential members of Congress, the Star Tribune Editorial Board and others to make public the ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Thursday, August 29, 2019 9:44 pm

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Editorial roundup: ELCA’s action a vote for humanity

Despite what some critics are saying, the decision by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to become a sanctuary denomination does not incite law-breaking. The ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, August 27, 2019 9:10 pm

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Editorial roundup: Lawmakers need to act quickly after illnesses linked to vaping

Minnesota’s failure to raise the tobacco, e-cig age to 21 looks even more irresponsible. The intense medical care required for four Minnesota teenagers who developed ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:39 pm

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Editorial roundup: Dire climate warnings are adding up

Water, temperature and land use reconfirm the need for urgent action. News of America’s most recent mass shootings obscured this week’s headlines on global climate ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, August 13, 2019 6:24 pm

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Editorial roundup: River cleanup relies on efforts in agriculture

Environmental regulators are rightly getting tougher on Minnesota River pollution, and meeting environmental standards will require residents, businesses and farmers to make difficult changes to ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Thursday, August 1, 2019 7:41 pm

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Editorial roundup: ICE abuses use of facial recognition technology

Increasingly law enforcement is turning to automatic facial recognition technology, usually without any clear rules about its use. As one British civil rights group put ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, July 24, 2019 7:21 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Close loopholes that allow big farms to skirt caps on subsidies

When President Trump tore up trade agreements and slapped tariffs on farm products, America’s farm economy suffered. To mollify farmers, a big part of his ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 5:56 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Voters were abandoned in gerrymandering case decision

After next year’s census the majority parties in most states will redraw legislative district boundaries that will be in place for a decade. That work ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Monday, July 8, 2019 7:18 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Hagedorn should keep commitment

First District congressman Jim Hagedorn’s approach to town hall meetings seems inconsistent with his campaign promises and contrary to a general expectation that members of ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Monday, June 24, 2019 8:18 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Make law that puts sunshine on Legislature’s final talks

The end of every legislative session provides many lessons for not just legislators and the governor, but the Minnesotans who elect them. Again this session, ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, June 5, 2019 8:36 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Mayo’s patient count not a sign of stagnation

For each of the past four years, Mayo Clinic has reported that 1.3 million patients visited one of its sites. That’s an important number, and ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Thursday, May 30, 2019 7:14 pm

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Editorial Roundup: White supremacy still a threat

White supremacist groups don’t have to find an enclave in remote Idaho compounds anymore. They now have social media that allows far and wide distribution ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 6:30 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Minnesota became better with bipartisan budget

The battle over the state’s budget was hard fought between Democrats and Republicans and the result improved the lives of Minnesotans. While the ghosts of ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, May 28, 2019 6:29 pm

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