Minnesota needs stronger building standards
Minnesota communities need to be able to withstand a future with increasingly severe weather and flooding.
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Sen. Johnson misled Americans on Postal Service issues
Americans deserve facts. The reliability of the Post Office is essential to the integrity of the Nov. 3 election and to our democracy.
The Capitol fence is keeping us out of our own house
This idea of the Capitol building belonging to the people is not being represented by the literal barrier around the building.
AG Barr could easily find grievous examples of unfair justice among the poor
How unsurprising that the president’s appointed law-and-order man focuses his commitment to fairness on wealthy, convicted Trump allies.
Buyer beware: Article from 1932 resonates today
The story that seems to scream “Buyer beware” is about a leader looking for more than a second term of office. Its headline: “Germany’s Political Racketeer.”
The Line 3 project is important to Minnesota
This project will provide jobs that put money in the pockets of skilled union workers.
U.S. should not cut foreign aid spending
The international affairs budget offers an opportunity to protect the national security of the United States without the burden of putting U.S. soldiers’ lives on the line.
Your vote is the best tool for lessening gun violence
Underlying any efforts must be legislative measures, such as universal criminal background checks and red flag laws — thus the importance of the vote.
Scientific literacy is critical to our nation’s well-being
Although the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have made mistakes, the value of science is that it works over time to self-correct.
The militarization of Twin Cities police goes way back
In early 1968, the police departments in Minneapolis and St. Paul both decided to arm themselves with AR-15 semi-automatic rifles.
Approve Line 3 and put people to work
It is time the state buckles down and stops playing games. They need to approve the Line 3 Replacement Project and put our laborers to work.
We may not have a national leader, but we have one in Minnesota
I am overjoyed that we, in Minnesota, have Gov. Tim Walz. We could have Walz and a president, but we Minnesotans will make do.
An unexpected memorial observance
In the spring of 1960 I was a GI, stationed in Germany at a base near the Mosel River. It was on a train, after a visit to nearby Luxembourg, that a schoolmaster and his students caught my attention.
Structural discrimination is having real impacts as COVID-19 pandemic progresses
Systems in the United States are failing us as people of color, even more now than they have in the past.
Congress must address costly flooding issues in advance
Because we know severe weather and flooding will strike again, Congress should address repeatedly flooded properties, discourage building in risky areas, and create a nationwide disclosure law so anyone buying or renting a new home is given the flood-risk information they deserve.
Proposal to change the Community Reinvestment Act is alarming
We must be vigilant that any changes to the CRA do not bypass our obligation to meet community credit and banking needs.
Coronavirus crisis underlines the wisdom of Sanders’ policy positions
It is clear that our fragmented, for-profit health care system is not designed to address public health crises. And then there is the matter of paid sick leave.
Lawmakers’ bad habits breed cynicism
Now that the second session of this biennium is under way, it behooves our legislators to undertake reforms to improve the way they conduct the people’s business.
Many tested, nonlethal options can safeguard livestock from wolves
Wolves cause the deaths of less than one-tenth of 1% of Minnesota’s total livestock. They play a vital role in regulating deer and other prey species, keeping disease in check and driving essential evolutionary processes.
Child marriage bill will be given a hearing
This bill has bipartisan support and will be heard in my committee this year.
