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Congrats, candidates, now get to work

Tuesday’s voting offered some upsets and surprises, but, most of all, it revealed who the people want to lead them in everything from the statehouse to county courthouses to city halls. To every victorious candidate, we say congratulations. And we say now’s the time to get to work. The people are your bosses now. We urge every victorious candidate to lead us with good character and good sense, to listen frequently to the people they represent and to factor that into every vote they take. To vote always with conviction that the vote you cast is best for the most people. To ...

Time is running out to save local news

Local journalism is a cornerstone of democracy and a vital source of information for communities across the country, with newsrooms covering local politics, high school sports, local business openings, cultural events, and other matters that help a community remain vibrant and connected. But the industry is facing an existential crisis because of the unyielding power of Big Tech platforms such as Google and Facebook. With less than four weeks left in this Congress, now is the time for the Senate to pass the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) (S. 673 and H.R. 1735). The ...

Election vote counts should speed up through more consistency

Many people have been waiting to hear what will happen with Congress as a result of the 2022 midterm election. As of Friday morning, we still don’t know what will take place in the United States Senate. It comes down to three races, a runoff in Georgia and two more in Arizona and Nevada that hadn’t finished counting votes. It would have been good to find out about Arizona and Nevada sooner. That way we’d be as up to date as possible about where it stands. From a media standpoint, timeliness is critical. People want to know election results as soon as possible. By the ...

Special session needed on care gap

Kids and adults with behavioral or developmental conditions too often have sparse treatment options. Minnesota’s high-needs kids and their families should have better options than an Airbnb rental when a crisis strikes. Yet for a West St. Paul family this year, the hotel alternative was one of the few options available to help their 13-year-old son, Harrison, who has autism and whose aggression temporarily put himself and his younger siblings at home at risk. Faced with boarding Harrison at a hospital indefinitely until placement in a specialty care facility opened up, Tara ...

Dealing with humanitarian crisis in Haiti

Haiti is in the throes of one of the most dire emergencies in its crisis-prone recent history, one increasingly likely to wash up on U.S. shores in the form of desperate migrants. Its government, which is integral to the problem, last month requested international military intervention, and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres agreed that “armed action” is urgently required. In response, the United States, Canada and other key powers have dithered — even as the Biden administration is reported to be preparing to house waves of Haitian refugees at the U.S. military ...

Dealing with humanitarian crisis in Haiti

Haiti is in the throes of one of the most dire emergencies in its crisis-prone recent history, one increasingly likely to wash up on U.S. shores in the form of desperate migrants. Its government, which is integral to the problem, last month requested international military intervention, and United Nations Secretary General António Guterres agreed that “armed action” is urgently required. In response, the United States, Canada and other key powers have dithered — even as the Biden administration is reported to be preparing to house waves of Haitian refugees at the U.S. military ...