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John Rash
April 26, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden greets people at Gianni's Pizza, in Wilmington Del., Thursday, April 25, 2019. J

Rash Report: Candidates contend amid an ever-evolving media landscape

Joe Biden and 19 other Democrats try to break through in what "will be a battle for attention."
John Rash
April 19, 2019
FILE - In this April 26, 2018 file photo, the journalism community holds a candlelight vigil in honor of slain journalist Angel Gahona who died on Apr

'A cycle of fear' imperils press freedom worldwide

Pulitzer Prizes, clarity of Mueller report are antidotes to Reporters Without Borders' chilling annual analysis.
D.J. Tice
April 19, 2019

Suit seeking voter data hits a bigger issue

It's that entrusting government to investigate itself isn't a good idea. We need openness.
John Rash
April 12, 2019
An elderly Indian Mishing tribal woman, right, leaves after casting her vote at a polling booth during the first phase of general elections in Majuli,

Rash Report: India's election a vote of confidence in democracy

World's largest democracy can be a global beacon amid a time of increasing authoritarianism.
Lori Sturdevant
April 12, 2019

Time to step up for the poorest of the poor

The state's MFIP program is overdue for a boost, and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan can attest to both its value and its worthiness.
D.J. Tice
April 12, 2019

Don't be too quick to scrap the Electoral College

Stung by two recent elections, Democrats favor that path. But that's not what the Founders favored, with sound reasoning.
John Rash
April 6, 2019
Molly Ivins at her New York Times desk in 1978. A documentary film — “Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins” — will have its local premi

Rash Report: Documentary on 'disrupter' Molly Ivins fits film fest's theme

The 38th annual Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival will screen more than 250 films from 77 countries during its April 4-20 run.
D.J. Tice
March 29, 2019
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2013, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller is seated at FBI Headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak,

D.J. Tice: Mueller provides evidence of what truly makes America great

His work, under great pressures, shows we are indeed a nation devoted to the rule of law.
D.J. Tice
March 24, 2019

How does Minnesota stack up on taxes and spending?

Here are some national benchmarks for Minnesota to ponder at budget-making time.
John Rash
March 23, 2019
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Rash Report: 'World Happiness Report' reveals much about true wealth

Annual U.N. study of people polled in 156 countries suggests that while it can help, money doesn't (always) buy happiness.
D.J. Tice
March 17, 2019
A fight for control: Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, has quickly established her willingness to say what she wants. More centrist Democrats such as Re

Ilhan Omar, fellow Minnesotans, cavort in center ring of a Democratic circus

Legislators have become emblems of factions that are transforming American politics.
John Rash
March 15, 2019
Razia Sultana of Bangladesh poses with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and first lady Melania Trump as she is awarded the 2019 International Women of C

Rash Report: The humanitarian example of Razia Sultana, an 'International Woman of Courage'

The world needs to match the State Department honoree's intrepid advocacy on behalf of Rohingya refugees.
D.J. Tice
March 8, 2019

Our options on drug costs: 'Universally unappealing'

Each solution has a catch, so for now the roulette game goes on.
Lori Sturdevant
March 8, 2019
Former House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher filed to run for Keith Ellison’s congressional seat. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle

Could you sell a gas tax statewide?

That's the task before MnDOT's new leader, Margaret Anderson Kelliher. Who is suited to it.
D.J. Tice
March 1, 2019

Making parenting pay again: Of leave policy and social trends

An aging population is the force behind many policy pressures.
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