Jim Klobuchar: columnist, adventurer, the last of a kind
I first met Klobuchar through his spellbinding words, when he was covering the Minnesota Vikings for the Minneapolis Star.
Doug Grow
Doug Grow writes about state politics, public affairs and other topics.
Walter Mondale: a political giant who didn’t need the trappings of power
Unlike so many in political life, he accepted his humanity and fallibility. He seemed to require no special treatment. He even could laugh at himself — and often did.
What it was like to work with — or, rather, around — Sid Hartman
There were the times when you wanted to smack Sid. And there were times you wanted to hug him.
‘Minnesota’s Quiet Crusader’ Don Fraser reflects on his career and today’s politics
A new book by Iric Nathanson underscores the fact that a man who seems so quiet — almost shy — on the outside has been a significant player in the events that have shaped our times.
Is it even possible to become a farmer in Minnesota today?
There are thousands of acres of farmland across Minnesota, but there is little room for young people who want to make a living on the farm.
Why gun-rights advocates may — or may not — be really ticked at Republican lawmakers in Minnesota
Inside the strange fight over expanding stand-your-ground laws in Minnesota.
Can the DFL reconnect with rural Minnesotans?
If you look at the electoral map of Minnesota in 2016, it’s possible to conclude that the DFL no longer is a statewide party.
Where the Minnesota GOP is headed in the age of Trump
How Minnesota Republicans think the president will change Minnesota Republicanism.
Minnesotans’ retirement savings coming up short: What to do?
The average worker is heading into retirement with just $38,000 in savings — and that’s among workers with retirement plans. In Minnesota, nearly 40 percent lack access to a plan.
At DFL convention, fear has a name — and that name is not Donald Trump
Minnesota is less than two years from an election cycle that could, according to fearful Democrats, make the state’s politics look like Wisconsin’s.
Minnesota budget forecast: a $1.4 billion surplus
This surplus, according to House Speaker Kurt Daudt, is “a status quo forecast. We should not be congratulating ourselves.’’
For Minnesota women who dreamt of seeing the first female president, a shocking election night
As state after state turned red, there were discussions among many of the women at the DFL party, small disputes over what was going wrong.
‘The FBI can’t be doing this sort of thing’: a Q&A with the U professor who filed an ethics complaint against James Comey
Painter is a Clinton backer, but he’s supporting her by default, he says. He’s a lifelong Republican who was once the chief ethics lawyer in the George W. Bush administration.
WTF: Where’s The ‘Farmer’ in DFL?
Hillary Clinton’s lead may be growing in Minnesota, but in rural parts of the state, affection for Trump is everywhere you look.
Aversion to Trump and Clinton give third parties high hopes for reaching ‘major’ status in Minnesota
The Green, Libertarian and Independence parties are all gunning for major party status in Minnesota, a designation that carries substantial rewards.
At Farmfest, Rep. Collin Peterson tells Republicans: I’m not going anywhere
Two years ago, the Republican Party made beating Peterson a cause. It succeeded only in making him mad.
The lessons, and mystery, of Wendell Anderson’s political career
Former Vice President Walter Mondale, a close friend of Anderson’s, put it this way: “His career comes under the heading, ‘Watch out!’”
The 6 things you need to know to understand the Allina nurses strike
On Sunday, 4,800 Allina Health nurses marched off the job to hold a seven-day strike. It’s about more than a health care plan.
The return of the ‘jackals’? Why Trump’s attacks on the media feel so familiar to Minnesota reporters
Donald Trump and Jesse Ventura have a lot in common, nowhere more so than in how the two deal with journalists.
Why there has never been a lieutenant governor like Tina Smith
Smith’s influence in the Dayton administration is unprecedented. And it has created a lot of speculation about her running for governor in 2018.
