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Burcum: Don’t rush the decision on undocumented immigrant health coverage

MinnesotaCare eligibility for undocumented immigrants is a thorny issue. Each side has reasonable arguments, and time is required to hammer out a compromise that preserves coverage and doesn’t hurt hospitals.
AuthoredJill Burcum
May 13, 2025

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Olson: Will Minnesotans be able to legally purchase keys after July 1? The kerfuffle continues.

The House-Senate conference committee should scrub the new law on keys or push out the start date.
AuthoredRochelle Olson
May 12, 2025

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Rash: Record graduation rate merits kudos — and caution

Threats to federal funding are among the challenges to progress on narrowing demographic gaps.
AuthoredJohn Rash
May 11, 2025

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Brown: Mental illness threatens the harvest in rural Minnesota, but hope grows

State-backed program offers a lifeline, but breaking stigma remains a tough row to hoe.
AuthoredAaron Brown
May 10, 2025

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Burcum: Stauber sweetens sweetheart deal for Chilean mining firm

The northeast Minnesota congressman is leveraging the budget reconciliation process in an attempt to gut critical Boundary Waters copper mining protections.
AuthoredJill Burcum
May 9, 2025

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Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Where leadership is and isn’t

It involves things like “consistent, nondiscriminatory application of the law,” good organization and forthright disclosure.
AuthoredRochelle Olson
May 8, 2025

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Banks: Reading a little — but not too much — into a papal selection

Can the Roman Catholic Church bring a traditional sensibility to modern concerns? Or vice versa?
AuthoredDavid Banks
May 8, 2025

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Rash: Trump is risking America’s — and Minnesota’s — key relationship with Canada

The president should respect that our northern neighbor is “not for sale” and mend fences with Minnesota’s largest trading partner.
AuthoredJohn Rash
May 7, 2025

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Brown: Trump boosts NorthMet, but mines need strong economy, not just bluster

If Trump wants copper-nickel mining in Minnesota, he will need to stop tanking the economy.
AuthoredAaron Brown
May 6, 2025

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Olson: Rep. Angie Craig enters U.S. Senate race ready to upset seniority, decorum

Craig wants to take on systemic corruption and Trump.
AuthoredRochelle Olson
May 5, 2025

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Brown: U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame debate crashes into the boards

Banning a nonprofit organization from moving is an overreach. We must find a way for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame to succeed on its own.
AuthoredAaron Brown
May 4, 2025

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Olson: It’s closing time — state leaders need to get it done, head home

It’s a status quo session and that’s OK.
AuthoredRochelle Olson
May 3, 2025
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