Lori Sturdevant

"Despair about the nation’s politics is the authoritarian’s ally," Lori Sturdevant writes. "It depresses voter turnout. And low-turnout elections can put democracy into a tailspin."

"When Perpich offered the voters four more years of his service in 1990, the offer was rather resoundingly rejected — a fact that is sometimes mentioned as a cautionary note to Walz," Lori Sturdevant writes.

"One month on, the heartbreak of the Hortman murders and Hoffman shootings lingers — as do questions about how the Legislature ought to respond," retired editorial writer Lori Sturdevant writes.

Do not abandon — she would have said — the work that needs to be done.

They made a hard sacrifice on MinnesotaCare so that the state will avoid a shutdown.

No better time than now. Minnesota legislative history shows the way.

Rural counties voted for Trump, but a prospective result is a crisis like that of the 1980s — or worse.

Former President Bruininks is sounding the alarm about Trump’s disregard for universities.

Keep an eye on the Minnesota AG’s race for 2026

In the coastal state, Republicans and Democrats alike think that big money has too much political sway.