Burcum: Minneapolis for the Nobel Prize? Heck yes.
It’s not Minnesota’s style to boast. But now’s the time to cast aside caution and make our case to Oslo and the world. 
AuthoredJill Burcum
AuthoredJill BurcumFebruary 23, 2026
Banks: I’m fed up and I’m moving to the other chair
Which means I’m likely to stay in Minnesota after retirement, whenever that arrives.
AuthoredDavid Banks
AuthoredDavid BanksFebruary 22, 2026
Rash: NYT columnist calls out state ‘terror’ in Minnesota
A court ruling and M. Gessen, a New York Times columnist and expert on authoritarianism, offer unflinching reflections on Operation Metro Surge.
AuthoredJohn Rash
AuthoredJohn RashFebruary 21, 2026
Cheers & Jeers: As leaders return to the Capitol, Melissa Hortman’s legacy endures
Plus: Quinn Hughes’ ghosts, St. Paul’s pothole-fixing machine, the heavily redacted fraud report and more.
AuthoredRochelle Olson
AuthoredRochelle OlsonFebruary 20, 2026
Brown: As SCOTUS overrules Trump tariffs, new uncertainties arise
The court took a stand. Good. But in Minnesota, industries from agriculture to iron mining will need to keep weaving amid the repercussions.
AuthoredAaron Brown
AuthoredAaron BrownFebruary 20, 2026
Brown: What a 1921 Ford Model T can teach us about today’s tech
It helps explain why everything, and everyone, seems off these days.AuthoredAaron Brown
AuthoredAaron BrownFebruary 19, 2026
Olson: Minnesotans just showed their true character. Legislators, follow their lead.
Surely the Legislature can find a way to work together — just as thousands of average citizens found their collective power with whistles and cellphones.AuthoredRochelle Olson
AuthoredRochelle OlsonFebruary 18, 2026
Banks: On Jesse Jackson, and the never-ending pursuit of a better world
The civil rights leader died on Tuesday at 84.AuthoredDavid Banks
AuthoredDavid BanksFebruary 17, 2026
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Rash: Minnesota has changed the national narrative on immigration
Polls show that here and across the country there’s disapproval of ICE tactics gone too far.AuthoredJohn Rash
AuthoredJohn RashFebruary 17, 2026
Burcum: Pearl Jam spotlighted this doctor. Minnesota is letting him leave.
Dr. Jakub Tolar, dean of the University of Minnesota Medical School, is taking a prestigious role in Texas. The state is losing a proven physician-leader.AuthoredJill Burcum
AuthoredJill BurcumFebruary 16, 2026
Sturdevant: Leaders, don’t let this be a quiet, gridlocked year at the Minnesota Legislature
Meet both your basic obligations and the urgency of the moment.
AuthoredLori Sturdevant
AuthoredLori SturdevantFebruary 16, 2026
Banks: We resisted. It should worry us that we had to.
And might need to again. The defense of democracy never ends, whether it’s protesting Operation Metro Surge or other dangers to our rights.AuthoredDavid Banks
AuthoredDavid BanksFebruary 15, 2026
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