Lori Sturdevant
Editorial Writer/Columnist
Phone: 612-673-4505
E-mail: lsturdevant@startribune.com
Lori Sturdevant is an editorial writer and weekly columnist covering state politics and government.
Recent content from Lori Sturdevant
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Lori Sturdevant: All for one, one for all? Not just now in Minnesota
Consider the example of state aid to Red Wing -- a city that would be a first responder in the event of a nuclear accident.
Oct 31, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: Decision(s) 2009: Voting goes multiple-choice
Expect Minneapolis election officials to take great care with the city's first instant-runoff election. Voters should do so, too.
Oct 30, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: Might there be a better way? Just asking.
That's what Paul Ostrow was doing, too, with proposals to simplify city government.
Oct 11, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: A political two-step: Run for mayor, run for governor
Will Coleman and Rybak do the dance? So far, they aren't saying yes -- but they aren't saying no, either.
Oct 5, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: As always, Arne Carlson speaks his mind
Doing so earns him arrows from the current Republican leadership on health care, but he defends his 'public option.'
Sep 26, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: Life after 'no new taxes'
Gubernatorial candidates in 2010 should take no pledge, other than to be open to reform.
Sep 19, 2009 -
New stadiums aside, higher ed is far from flush
And it'll be looking for support -- financial and otherwise -- from alumni and other admirers.
Sep 12, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: Organized labor is changing with the times
A fresh booth at the fair, a leadership transition for the AFL-CIO, shifting views on government ...
Sep 6, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: Minnesota can't thrive by throwing up its hands
Time's running short for the state to avert a shortage of educated workers.
Aug 31, 2009 -
Lori Sturdevant: The gateways: Minnesota's community, technical colleges
Overcrowded, underfunded and more important than ever. That's this year's back-to-school story at Minnesota's community and technical colleges, the often underappreciated gateways to the prosperity Minnesotans covet.
Aug 24, 2009
