editorials

Throughout this legislative session, the Star Tribune Editorial Board has advocated for a middle ground, a path of compromise where both Republicans and Democrats could help advance Minnesota. However, with less than two weeks to go before the session deadline and talks at a stalemate,...

According to the latest American Society of Civil Engineers report card, Minnesota's infrastructure gets an overall grade of "C." Its bridges, dams, drinking water, energy, transit and wastewater categories all receive varying versions of a "C" grade and the state's roads are graded...

GOP Senate elections committee chair Mary Kiffmeyer and GOP Sen. Majority Leader Paul Gazelka have crossed the line into obstructionism by playing political games with election security funding from the federal government. They're holding $6 million of taxpayer funding hostage in...

The Minnesota Chamber's longtime rallying cry has been, "Get out of the top 10 in tax rates!" Yes, responsible taxation can ensure government services and a high quality of life, but no state wants to be one of the most taxed in the nation; heavy tax burdens choke off entrepreneurship,...

Here's some heartening news on the political front. Young people are taking an increased interest in politics — at least in Minnesota. The state's youth voter turnout was tops in the United States in 2018, according to a new study. Minnesota has long had a solid track record...

The Trump administration should swiftly release the data, documents and analysis it relied on to make a controversial 2018 decision advancing copper mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Until it does, disturbing questions remain about whether that industry-friendly...

Like it or not, a basic knowledge of money — how to save it, how to wisely spend it, how to plan your future with it — is important. One could argue that it ranks right up there with reading, writing and arithmetic. Yet many young people, even in this high-tech world with...

LM Wind Power is a Grand Forks company that employs 800, with realistic hopes of adding more jobs. Late last year, the city's Job Development Authority approved an expansion for LM Wind to add infrastructure that will house office space and also accommodate construction of 203-feet-long...

More young people are using e-cigarettes, JUUL and other forms of vaping than ever before. A 2018 survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Drug Administration found a dramatic increase in vaping among high schoolers — 75 percent are...

Was it a stroke of genius or just luck that first base was placed 90 feet from home plate in baseball? After all, a relatively spry runner can cover 90 feet in almost the exact amount of time required for a shortstop to gather a ground ball and throw to a waiting first baseman. Ten...

Minnesota's snail's-pace permitting of the much-needed, much-anticipated, and thoroughly scrutinized Line 3 Replacement Project has now led to an unacceptable and problematic delay. Enbridge announced late last week it will hold off on construction for a year because the permitting...

It's too early to endorse a candidate for president or to even play the odds. The 2020 election is nearly two years away, and the primaries and caucuses are still a year in the future. But with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar having declared that she is a candidate for the Democratic...

It certainly didn't take long for Minnesota to get left behind on a sure-bet windfall. Less than a year ago, in May, the U.S. Supreme Court took action that opened the door for states to join Nevada in allowing legal betting on professional and college sports, specifically the outcomes...

With the soaring popularity of social media, nothing much is private anymore — what you're doing for fun, what you're eating, where you're going, who you're dating, what you're buying, the list goes on. But some information should remain private — especially if involves...

If he is confirmed, William Barr, President Donald Trump's nominee to be attorney general, should make special counsel Robert Mueller's report public upon the completion of Mueller's investigation. If he does not, Congress should subpoena Mueller to reveal the results through his...