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Lori Sturdevant
April 15, 2016

MnSCU could do worse than another Steven Rosenstone

The chancellor, who'll retire next year, knows what the state needs to thrive.
D.J. Tice
April 10, 2016
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announces Wednesday, March 30, 2016, that no charges will be filed against two Minneapolis police officers in th

Tough-look takeaways in the Jamar Clark case

On the popular narrative, politicians and police unions.
John Rash
April 8, 2016
State Department photos U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presents the 2016 International Women of Courage Award to Nagham Nawzat of Iraq, a Yezidi A

Rash Report: International Women of Courage Award winners offer Mideast hope

State Department honorees show how much Mideast stands to gain from fuller participation of women.
Lori Sturdevant
April 8, 2016

St. Paul soccer stadium, state tax bill are intertwined

Soccer plan is modest, but there's a larger obstacle.
D.J. Tice
April 4, 2016

The inequality cause you weren't expecting

Efforts to rein in executive pay in the past may have backfired. A onetime mishap?
John Rash
April 1, 2016

The Rash Report: Candidates, the president and the press

Donald Trump's approach to the news media is unacceptable, but President Obama should show improvements, too.
Lori Sturdevant
April 1, 2016
This year, some 600,000 people in Minnesota will be responsible in some manner for an adult’s care. If taxpayers had to pick up the tab, the state b

Rewarding, punishing: Words that describe caregiving

Good public policy would make a common struggle easier for Minnesotans.
D.J. Tice
March 25, 2016
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a Republican presidential candidate, Ohio Gov. John Kasich campaign stop on Monday, Mar

The Dump Trump movement: Fascinating!

It's ends-justify-the-means. Bad for America? Not really. But for the party?
Lori Sturdevant
March 25, 2016

A presidential primary in Minnesota? Done it; here's the history

In Minnesota, it's something that's come with demand and gone after folks didn't like the results. It's probably coming back.
John Rash
March 22, 2016
This image released by Bleecker Street shows Phoebe Fox, left, and Aaron Paul in a scene from "Eye In the Sky." (Keith Bernstein/Bleecker Street via A

'Eye in the Sky' raises more drone questions than campaign

Riveting film explores unmanned warfare's many military, moral, legal and diplomatic dilemmas.
Lori Sturdevant
March 18, 2016

A Minnesota bonding bill's best hope is as legislator's last legacy

A sense of collaboration looks elusive. Enter LeRoy Stumpf on his way out.
D.J. Tice
March 11, 2016
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs Assembly Bill 373 Friday, Feb. 12, 2016, at Manpower Group in Appleton, Wis. (Dan Powers /The Post-Crescent via AP)

How Scott Walker won, and what resulted

Turns out both sides were right about what they thought would happen: More savings, less union participation, revised politics.
Lori Sturdevant
March 11, 2016

Minnesota's legislative session opens on an urban-rural divide

In this battle, symbolism is as important as the policies being produced.
John Rash
March 11, 2016
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State stands to gain with global approach

Minnesota International Center changes its name, but not its mission of engagement.
John Rash
March 4, 2016
Honorary Consul of France, Christina Selander Bouzouina thanked Congressman Keith Ellison after he addressed the crowd from the steps of the Basilica

French, Lebanese and American diversity converge at Alliance Française events

"Le Mois de la Francophonie" focuses on oft-forgotten Lebanon.
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