As we’ve said, this is the season of giving. Some people give money, some donate food items to help those in need. But an even greater need for health care is a reliable supply of blood. In Minnesota, the American Red Cross collects and distributes blood to health care facilities. It is ...

One year ago, something few people expected could happen, did happen. After nearly a year of people living in isolation, wearing masks and working from home, if their jobs hadn’t been eliminated due the the COVID-19 pandemic, a safe, effective vaccine was ready to ship to health care centers ...

The terrible storms that struck Kentucky Friday in Illinois, Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri cut an incredible swath of tornado damage, especially in Kentucky. The death toll is expected to exceed 100, and hundreds of thousands are suffering, their homes destroyed and communities ...

What is the difference between local levels of government and more distant levels — state and federal? It seems the closer the unit of government comes to the people, the more they try to hold down taxes. We are just finishing the local government Truth in Taxation hearing time of year, ...

Once again, Minnesota is the focus of the police vs. minorities struggle, when former Brooklyn Park police officer Kim Potter, a white woman, on trial for the shooting of Daunte Wright, a Black man. Potter shot Wright during a traffic stop after pulling her firearm instead of the Taser she says ...

Minnesota’s government officials must feel like the people who get a bank statement with a few more zeroes than they were expecting. They should be asking, “Is this a mistake? How did this happen?” On Tuesday the Minnesota Management and Budget office projected the state will have ...