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Lori Sturdevant
September 1, 2017

Electric-car revolution spells (more) trouble for Minnesota's road funding

Legislature has laid at least some plans for motoring trends.
Lori Sturdevant
August 28, 2017
Gov. Mark Dayton

A bubbling cauldron of candidates, but Dayton still has the front burner

Ruling on funding veto will set the stage for the governor's final session.
D.J. Tice
August 25, 2017
August 21, 1955: Four Prancing Clydesdale are driven by Robert K. Daris, on his fan near Amery, Wis., in practice for the Horse Show of the 1956 Minne

Automation, minimum-wage hikes and jobs: A perfect storm brews

Job-displacing change looms; will public policy juice it?
John Rash
August 25, 2017
This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed int

Rash Report: Don't let Afghanistan be the next 'forgotten war'

Americans — and the news media — tune out of the enduring South Asian conflict even as military sacrifices continue.
Lori Sturdevant
August 21, 2017

Minneapolis, St. Paul property tax hikes shine light on lagging state aid

Looks like this fall's Minneapolis and St. Paul campaigns won't be just about policing after all. Not with property tax increase proposals shooting like Roman candles from mayoral offices last week.
David Banks
August 19, 2017
President Donald Trump walks into the Rose Garden to speak to boys and girls with the American Legion�s youth programs, at the White House in Washin

In a complicated, difficult world, unity is uneasy

Justice and tolerance really do involve many sides.
John Rash
August 18, 2017
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Proliferation threats vex White House, world

With U.S.-South Korean exercises, the focus will shift back to North Korean crisis.
John Rash
August 11, 2017
Rash Report: Steve Sack on his 'little piece of real estate in the paper'

Rash Report: Steve Sack on his 'little piece of real estate in the paper'

A book and a "Talk of the Stacks" event reflect remarkable career of the Star Tribune cartoonist.
Lori Sturdevant
August 11, 2017

There's no transit plan so needed, so far off that it can't find its foes

But needs are changing, and neighborhoods will, too.
D.J. Tice
August 4, 2017

Franken's book reminds that political porn didn't just start with 'the Mooch'

And, yes, I was a bit player in political porn.
Lori Sturdevant
August 4, 2017

Leaders in greater Minnesota have ongoing worry about unmet needs

Right track or wrong track? Wrong track, they say.
John Rash
August 4, 2017
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Rash Report: More-amorphous security threats worry world the most

New Pew poll points to ISIS, climate change, cyberattacks, global economy and refugees.
Lori Sturdevant
July 28, 2017
St. Paul Police Officer Antwan Denson responded to a call about cars racing on a residential street off Rice St.

Do Minneapolis, St. Paul differ in policing style?

There are differences in cop culture and civilian review, though that is evolving.
John Rash
July 28, 2017
White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci gestures as he answers questions during the press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing room of

Rash Report: A wild week in Washington by any standard

Distractions and disconnects in the White House and Congress.
D.J. Tice
July 24, 2017
A memorial to Justine Damond on W. 51st St. near the alley where she was shot by police. ] JEFF WHEELER ï jeff.wheeler@startribune.com At least 2

After latest Twin Cities-area police shooting, a look at perceptions is warranted

Polling shows large gaps in views of public, police.
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