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D.J. Tice
February 3, 2017

Gorsuch: Good with words, and thus, legal analysis?

I've been reading the tea leaves and finding them pleasingly well-written.
Lori Sturdevant
February 3, 2017

Minnesota's faith communities speak with one voice on refugee issue

A critical mass unites against Trump policy.
Lori Sturdevant
January 30, 2017
Governor Mark Dayton walked to a press conference where he announced that he had prostate cancer. He was followed by senior advisor Bob Hume, Lt. Gove

Have Minnesota leaders kicked the gridlock habit?

An agreement on health premium relief and other factors give reason for hope.
John Rash
January 28, 2017
White House press secretary Sean Spicer, left, presidential counselor Kellyanne Conway, and senior White House adviser Stephen Bannon have played dist

Rash Report: 'Alternative facts' and the power of words

The press reacts to — and is targeted by — the Trump administration in the week after the inaugural.
D.J. Tice
January 27, 2017

If we're lucky, Trump may follow the Ventura model

A boorish clown, sure, but he may have grownup advisers.
Lori Sturdevant
January 20, 2017

The message of the Women's Marches, articulated

For that, let's turn to the leader of St. Catherine University.
John Rash
January 20, 2017
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Spaska Tower of the Moscow Kremlin.

Rash Report: Europe on alert for Kremlin's election meddling

Consequential elections amid an "information war" and "amplification vortex."
John Rash
January 13, 2017
President Barack Obama delivers his farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago, Jan. 10, 2017. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
President-elect Don

Rash Report: Eras diverge in a week of defining media moments

Dramatic differences in policy, personality await the nation.
D.J. Tice
January 13, 2017

Trump's rise is a time to build up constitutional 'border security'

Let's hope he truly did appreciate Antonin Scalia.
Lori Sturdevant
January 13, 2017

Possible maneuver on light rail is a step away from 'One State'

It involves dissolving the Counties Transit Improvement Board.
John Rash
January 6, 2017
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Rash Report: 2017's geopolitics may turn even more turbulent

Analysts add the transition to Trump to the list of world uncertainties that may herald a "geopolitical recession."
Lori Sturdevant
January 6, 2017
The Minnesota State Capitol gets ready for the 2017 legislative session January 3 after years of renovation and a $300 million makeover. ] GLEN STUBBE

State Capitol grandeur, glad you're back

When you were out of commission for updates, things didn't always go well.
D.J. Tice
January 6, 2017

Something's right in the world today

Don't know what it is? Start with "Our World in Data." Things are looking up.
John Rash
December 30, 2016
President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World W

Rash Report: Past is prologue in cultural and news narratives

The 2016 election, enduring world conflicts, a new Pew poll, and the compelling film "Jackie" all prove William Faulkner prescient.
Lori Sturdevant
December 16, 2016

Thoughts for a time of political transition

Who's leaving the scene and what lies ahead.
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