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Editorials from newspapers around the state of Minnesota.

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Editorial Roundup: Summer fun should include safety precautions

The kickoff to summer for most Minnesotans is tied to Memorial Day weekend when festivals, trips to the lake and get-togethers take off. It’s also ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Marijuana: Cities have work to do on new laws

Come Aug. 1, Minnesota will be the 23rd state with legal marijuana. It will take longer than that, however, for the state to establish the ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Friday, May 26, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Removing lead from water benefits Minnesotans

It’s an out-of-sight, out-of-mind kind of threat to most people. But what you can’t see can hurt you. More than 100,000 pipes are leaching lead ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, May 23, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Legislature: Education funding gets an A grade

It’s becoming more and more clear just how much a state can do when it has a near $18 billion surplus. That windfall shows clearly ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Friday, May 19, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Extreme weather shows climate work needed

Another spring with extreme weather shouldn’t be a surprise and isn’t simply a natural cycle we’re going through. In our area, torrential rains and unstable ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, May 16, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Mental health: Enforce state insurance parity laws

The good news on the mental health front is that the state of Minnesota appears to have for the first time in recent memory actually ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Friday, May 12, 2023 8:49 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Immigration would mitigate worker shortage

Many of today’s economic problems can be related to workforce shortages, but we’ve spent little time thinking about one simple solution: immigration. An analysis by ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, May 9, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: DFL must aim for middle on tax cuts, increases

Sound tax and spending policies for any government should revolve around principles of equity, economic efficiency, economic growth and having those who benefit from a ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, April 25, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Keep up the fight against misinformation

The good news about news consumption during the 2020 election is that fewer Americans were exposed to “untrustworthy websites” — misinformation — compared with the ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Friday, April 21, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Fish kills are a natural phenomena worsened by the actions of humans

No one likes the sight — or the smell — of a sea of dead fish washing up to shore on area lakes. But as ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: A taxing Capitol debate

The Minnesota Legislature is closing in on a tax package that could combine roughly $3 billion in tax cuts with $2 billion in tax increases. Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Friday, April 14, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Expanding accessibility to Narcan will save lives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action last week that will no doubt save many people from opioid overdose deaths. The agency’s approval of ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Congress needs to tighten rules on trains carrying hazardous materials

Through much of the country’s history, trains have been an efficient way to transport all manner of cargo. Trains replace an untold number of semi ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, April 4, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: The case for rental assistance in Minnesota

Increased funding in Minnesota would help low-income families, reduce other burdens. In many Minnesota counties, an average of one in seven renters spends more than ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Friday, March 31, 2023 8:50 pm

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Editorial Roundup: Trashing ice not acceptable in land of 10,000-plus lakes

Ah, spring is upon us as birds return, snow disappears and daylight lengthens. Ugh, and trash shows up everywhere. The unfolding of the season in ... Read more

by Editorial Roundup, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 9:01 pm

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