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Playing Politics: Will surplus break the legislative logjam?

State lawmakers consider Minnesota's robust revenue forecast. Hear the "Playing Politics" podcast from WCCO Radio's Chad Hartman and the Star Tribune Editorial Board's Denise Johnson and John Rash.

By John Rash

December 15, 2021 at 10:44PM
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz reacted to Minnesota’s projected $7.7 billion surplus budget and economic forecast on Dec. 7. (Glen Stubbe, 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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