Americans rely on EPA experts
REUTERS/Shannon StapletonMichele Bachmann has repeatedly called for eliminating the "job-killing" EPA, and has recently said she would be in favor of opening the Everglades to drilling. The following...
View ArticleA different tone at the Capitol
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.You'd think we were in a different state.Last year, Gov. Mark Dayton warned state business leaders during the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticlePutting an end to racino
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press. Last week the Mdewakanton Sioux tribe, which owns Mystic Lake casino, and the Canterbury Park horse-racing track announced the tribe would...
View ArticleMinnesota River cleanup needs renewed focus
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.MANKATO — Restoration efforts in the Minnesota River Basin are a mixed bag. There have been more successes than failures since then-Gov. Arne...
View ArticlePrairie restoration plan deserves support
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.A public-private partnership that aims to preserve and restore what’s left of Minnesota’s priarie lands stands as a solid approach to a growing...
View ArticleMore security needed at security hospital in St. Peter
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.MANKATO — We don't envy the Dayton administration's task in reforming operations at the facility that houses some of the most dangerous and...
View ArticleTax reform should be smart reform
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Minnesota's tax system ranks high among the most complicated in the country and low in providing an even state revenue stream. Add problems of...
View ArticleObama should approve Keystone XL pipeline
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.The Obama administration should act soon to approve the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline project now that Nebraska has signed off on...
View ArticleMinnesota's campaign law changes fail to enlighten
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.A campaign finance bill that had bipartisan opposition was, nonetheless, approved by the Minnesota Legislature, which shows that some things...
View ArticleChill out on tax-change talk — it's too early
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.The ink is hardly dry on the new Minnesota sales taxes and already lawmakers are talking about changes.Some state businesses that face sales...
View ArticleState incentives need more transparency
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has been kicking up a lot of media dust lately, traveling to parts unknown apparently holding meetings to find...
View ArticleMore resources needed to help the mentally ill
Nicollet County JailBurt Ewing Jr.The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.As Burt Ewing Jr. became more mentally ill and more violent, police were called at least three times and he...
View ArticleCut the number of state boards and commissions
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Minnesota taxpayers could save millions of dollars if state leaders would simply do some painless housecleaning of outdated and obsolete boards...
View ArticleBackground checks for gun buyers need upgrades
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.The story was too bizarre to be true. A convicted murderer — a man deemed by the state of Minnesota to be mentally ill and dangerous — had...
View ArticleApprove the Keystone pipeline
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Now that the U.S. State Department has issued its final environmental assessment report of the Keystone XL pipeline and found no significant...
View ArticleSaving lives trumps booking drug users
CC/Flickr/jonathanProviding limited immunity to those who seek help from a potentially deadly situation isn’t going to increase drug use. It would, however, save lives.The following is an editorial...
View ArticleQuick action is needed to fix systemic problems at Minnesota Security Hospital
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Problems at the Minnesota Security Hospital in St. Peter seem unrelenting.In 2011 the Human Services Commissioner gave the hospital two years...
View ArticleSolid steps advance women, but more needed
Creative Commons/AlexUnder the new law workers can use sick time to care for grandchildren and in-laws. The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.Minnesota women are lucky that state...
View ArticleRisk grows in sex-offender program
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.In another reminder of Minnesota’s flawed policy on sex offenders, a federal judge raised clear doubts about the constitutionality of the...
View ArticleMental health care deserves more state funding
The following is an editorial from the Mankato Free Press.It was a gathering that stirred both feelings of pride and sadness.One hundred or so professionals gathered at South Central College recently...
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