Rochelle Olson

Columnist Rochelle Olson's weekly roundup also laments the repeated assertion that Minnesota endured $9 billion in social services fraud ― an inflated figure.

Columnist Rochelle Olson sat down for a Q&A with Sheriff Bob Fletcher, who is critical of the security lapses at Hennepin County that allowed an alleged mass shooter to carry a gun.

Columnist Rochelle Olson's weekly roundup also covers the frustration of trying to watch our hometown teams on TV these days.

From Trump’s broken promise on new wars to dwindling military readiness, the Hegseth's tenure is a debacle.

This week's roundup from columnist Rochelle Olson also covers Hennepin County Attorney candidate Cedrick Frazier's bad-faith attempts to tie his opponent to Trump.

"We know for certain that another person will contemplate mass murder. The question is whether anyone will recognize the danger, do something and prevent it," Rochelle Olson writes.

While it's fair to criticize the candidates' relationships with Trump and Walz, it's less fair to assume either woman is a proxy for the current governor or the president, columnist Rochelle Olson writes.

Columnist Rochelle Olson's weekly roundup also covers U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum's cozy relationship with the defense industry.

"Her wants to cut from the top, a rarity among leaders. She’s trimming her own salary $20,000. She wants to eliminate police supervisory positions rather than patrol officers, dropping the sworn force from 616 to 605," columnist Rochelle Olson writes.

Columnist Rochelle Olson's weekly roundup also covers Mike Lindell's unsportsmanlike claims of fraud in the GOP gubernatorial primary, which he lost to state House Speaker Lisa Demuth.