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In this Sept. 8, 2020 photo, voting booths are kept socially distant at the Chesterfield, N.H. polling site. A majority of President Donald Trump’s

Voting wars are pointless as well as endless

Studies show ID laws, other rule changes, don't prevent fraud or have much of an effect on voter turnout. But the parties can't let it go.

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How to best aid workers, employers in Minnesota

State leaders need to find common ground on COVID-related tax policy.

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Sack cartoon: Credit where credit is due

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Readers Write: Reopening 38th and Chicago, George Floyd settlement, mining, the Catholic Church

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Anti-trans legislation is inhumane

The bill suggests criminal penalties for young transgender athletes.

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Biden rightly aims to go green and create new jobs

Policy needs to curb climate change but not harm workers, the economy.

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Near George Floyd Square: Revolution by day, devolution by night

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High-profile settlement complicates the Chauvin trial

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Mitt Romney: The right way to boycott the Beijing Olympics

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Justice Stephen Breyer should retire right now

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March 16

Recep Tayyip Erdogan: The West should help Turkey end Syria's civil war

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March 15

A stack of vaccine cards wait to be handed out to registered residents after they receive their Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the Oakland County Heal

Vaccine passports could be a shot in the arm

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March 15

Editorial cartoon: Dave Whamond on vaccine conspiracies

Letters

March 15

Floyd family attorney Ben Crump, left, asked all to clasp hands during a news conference announcing a $27 million lawsuit settlement between the Floyd

Readers Write: George Floyd settlement, violence at 38th and Chicago, Derek Chauvin's trial

NEW LONDON, CT - MAY 21: A member of the Secret Service stands behind a wall while U.S. President George W. Bush speaks during the Coast Guard Academy

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Star Tribune endorsements

updated 4 hours 29 mins. ago

The Star Tribune Editorial Board has made endorsements for the 2020 general election. Among its recommendations are Joe Biden for president and Tina Smith for U.S. Senate.

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March 15

In this Oct. 3, 2017, photo, tourists rode classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the U.S. Embassy in Havana.

Biden should take first steps toward a new relationship with Cuba

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March 15

In February, the IRS commissioner, Charles P. Rettig, told Congress that about $570 billion in taxes owed in 2019 were not paid. That tax gap is proje

How Biden funds his next bill? By targeting the tax cheats.

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March 15

Democrats repent for Bill Clinton and two pieces of terrible legislation

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March 15

This Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo shows a BinaxNOW rapid COVID-19 test made by Abbott Laboratories, in Tacoma, Wash. After a year of struggling

COVID vaccines aren't enough. We need more tests.

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March 14

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri listens to opening statements in her trial in which she is charged with failure to disperse and interferen

Journalism on trial

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Playing Politics podcast

updated 19 hours 26 mins. ago

Listening to the "Playing Politics" podcast from the Star Tribune and WCCO Radio is like taking a seat at the Editorial Board table and hearing an informed and opinionated weekly discussion of all things political in Minnesota and the nation. "Playing Politics" features WCCO's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune's John Rash in addition to editorial writer Patricia Lopez and columnists Lori Sturdevant and D.J. Tice – award-winning journalists who bring varied perspectives to the issues of the day.

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March 14