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Lori Sturdevant

Editorial writer and columnist
Phone: 612-673-4505
Lori Sturdevant writes editorials and a weekly column about topics she has covered for more than 30 years, state government and politics. She joined the Minneapolis Tribune as a summer replacement reporter in 1975, returned as a reporter in 1976, and was lead Capitol reporter and a newsroom assignment editor before joining the editorial staff in 1992. A native of South Dakota, Lori is a graduate of Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and a member of that institution’s Board of Trustees. She has been the editor or co-author of seven books, including “A Man’s Reach: The Autobiography of Elmer L. Andersen.” Her latest book, "The Pillsburys of Minnesota," was published by Nodin Press in April. Lori lives in Minneapolis with her husband; they have three grown children.

Recent content from Lori Sturdevant

Short take: Stadium games

"We're focusing on the state budget" was GOP legislative leaders' mantra Friday as they responded to reporters' questions about a...

Updated: April 02, 2011, - 07:20 PM

Short take: A checkup on rural Minnesota

Just as the old rural-urban divide comes back into sharp relief at the State Capitol, a new economic study conducted for Minnesota Rural Partners is quantifying how interdependent the state’s regions are.

Updated: March 31, 2011, - 07:02 PM

Consider Carlson's example on health care for poor

The Legislature seems to favor a whack-now, reform-later approach, but there's still time for smart policy.

Updated: March 30, 2011, - 08:36 AM

Lori Sturdevant: If not for LGA, cities would spend (and have) less

'We'd have unlivable communities outside the metro area,' says the mayor of Thief River Falls.

Updated: March 19, 2011, - 06:14 PM

Lori Sturdevant: State, local taxes - still kinder to the rich

The affluent are still getting a better deal than other Minnesotans when state and local taxes are collected. That contention, a...

Updated: March 16, 2011, - 05:55 PM

Lori Sturdevant: House GOP misses its tax relief target

Minnesota House Republicans said last week that they would aim $300 million in unspecified tax relief at low- and middle-income...

Updated: March 16, 2011, - 01:53 PM

Lori Sturdevant: The long and winding road to reform

Foundation leaders are not giving up on making government smarter and less costly.

Updated: March 12, 2011, - 05:02 PM

Lori Sturdevant: Senate GOP targets -- an honest start

After weeks of saying that $4.2 billion in one-time federal money and an IOU to school districts weren't really "state" spending, the GOP senators incorporated the full sum into their analysis Thursday.

Updated: March 10, 2011, - 09:44 PM

Lori Sturdevant: Losing LGA would be second blow to Hutchinson

Given the bad jobs news in Hutchinson this week, I didn’t expect to see Mayor Steve Cook at the Capitol...

Updated: March 10, 2011, - 08:51 AM

Lori Sturdevant: The business lobby finds an open mind in Dayton

Perhaps that is a good portent for the most difficult issues of this session.

Updated: March 05, 2011, - 05:10 PM

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