Safe, reliable, clean and affordable transit is essential.

The issue of over-classification of government data and excessive secrecy in treatment of governmental matters at federal, state and local ought not be buried beneath the valid concerns of criminality, carelessness, or other culpability.

Biden goals on climate and social equity are well within reach.

What happens when widespread atrocities are committed on a general population that cannot be identified by race, religion, ethnicity or nationality?

President Biden has the executive authority to remove Cuba from the SSOT, but two years into his presidency Cuba remains unjustly on the list.

As the rising rates of diabetes is closely linked to the economic status of people, the state should focus on improving living conditions, providing more job opportunities, and increasing access to affordable healthy food.

Low income neighborhoods may face higher language barriers to understand snow emergency rules and less resources to clear sidewalks and move snowed-in vehicles.

Why would we want a company with such a checkered history as Glencore operating such a risky mine?

The university is in a full-blown crisis. The question is what to do?

How is a 14^th century Persian painting of the Prophet Mohammed reflective of culture derived from Islamic teachings? Are both mutually exclusive of each other or contextually interrelated?

My daughter gets to learn in a culturally affirming environment that nourishes more than her academic achievements. She is surrounded by students, teachers, and administrators that share a life experience in a way she doesn’t experience anywhere else.

Markets are forcefully pushing the clean energy transition, while, going forward, the slow pace of permitting will slow it down.

The Office of the Legislative Auditor is known and respected for the quality of its audit and evaluation services. Unfortunately, years of underfunding means our legislative auditor lacks the resources to effectively keep an eye on state spending.

The so-called “Coalition for a Secure Energy Future” has jumped into action with the start of Minnesota’s new legislative session, publishing op-eds urging Minnesotans to consider that our carbon free energy goals would be best served by expanding our definition of carbon-free to include energy sources such as … coal.

I would argue that the Minnesota Legislature needs to instead take action to protect the Second Amendment rights of Minnesotans by rejecting so-called “common sense” gun control measures.

After more than a century of women’s suffrage, why has the U.S. presidency been solely the domain of men? Why haven’t Minnesota’s two dominant political parties produced a woman governor?

Given the terrorist activities of their (very) distant German cousins, it’s adorable that Prince Harry gives one interview after the other calling Camilla dangerous.

Only by tightening our gun laws are we truly protecting the rights of responsible gun owners and strengthening the Second Amendment.

We urge the members of the Legislature to elect experienced, problem-solving leaders who reflect the diversity of our state, embrace the remarkable value of the university, and leave their politics and single-issue agendas outside the gates of our campuses.

Dismissed Hamline professor Erika Lopez Prater, who showed her ‎class a caricature of Prophet Mohammed, took precautionary measures to ensure that her intention was ‎educational and not comical.