Playing Politics podcast: State budget brinkmanship

As time winds down, a wide divide is still apparent between DFL Gov. Tim Walz and Republican leaders at the state Legislature. Hear the "Playing Politics" analysis from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Scott Gillespie and John Rash.

June 2, 2021 at 7:33PM
Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka, R-Nisswa (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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John Rash

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John Rash is an editorial writer and columnist. His Rash Report column analyzes media and politics, and his focus on foreign policy has taken him on international reporting trips to China, Japan, Rwanda, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Lithuania, Kuwait and Canada.

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