Minnesota’s approach to providing free school meals has effectively eliminated lunch-shaming in the state. Now, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Tina Smith want to bring that considerate and equitable system to students across the nation.

In a sharply worded counterpoint, columnist Lucy Rehm urges Minnesota lawmakers to keep the state’s e-bike subsidy program. She argues the incentives “help build a state that works for everyone” and warns that abandoning them would amount to letting partisan bickering trump practical solutions.