Retired Star Tribune editorial writer and columnist; author of books about Minnesota's heroes and heroines.
Minneapolis, MN
Joined February 2009
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MN turnout now at 79 percent. This is still "The State That Votes." electionresults.sos.state.mn…
In MN, we consider a 20K vote advantage a landslide. Just ask my old friends Elmer and Al! nytimes.com/interactive/2020…
Great to see my former colleague @StribLopez featured on PBS NewsHour election coverage tonight!
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.@sturdevant lays out the threat SCOTUS & our entire electoral system pose to the will of the majority. And the nation is rising up - ppl are protesting, voting, & reforming to save our democracy. #RankedChoiceVoting is one big step forward. @FairVoteMN
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As long as Sid was still at the Strib, working hard, I could be one of the kids. I was at the paper for 43 years and left while still a rookie compared with Sir Sidney. I suddenly feel older today. My condolences to Chad, Chris and all who mourn the loss of a legend, @SidHartman
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From @sturdevant: Packing the court to save it? A Minnesota judicial moderate ponders startribune.com/eighth-distr…
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USPS ordered to remove 671 mail sorting machines under DeJoy:
59 in Florida
58 in Texas
34 in Ohio
30 in Pennsylvania
26 in Michigan
15 in North Carolina
12 in Virginia
12 in Wisconsin
11 in Georgia
He just said removed machines won’t be reinstalled. This is major crisis
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Can’t happen. Prohibited under both federal and state law.
JUST IN: Trump says he will send law enforcement, US attorneys to polls in November to prevent voter fraud hill.cm/2b62MKq
The American bread line, 2020 version: dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
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By my calc, in the past four years of Census data, non-college whites - Trump's base - have declined from 47.0% to 44.5% (-2.5%) of the nation's voting age citizens, including:
AZ: 44.9% to 42.0% (-2.9%)
FL: 45.1% to 41.9% (-3.2%)
TX: 35.1% to 32.3% (-2.7%)
Wouldn't this be a fine time for the #mnleg to take up expanded paid sick leave requirements? vox.com/policy-and-politics/…
A nugget of good news that ought not be overlooked in today's budget forecast: MN has had two years of population gains from domestic in-migration, reversing a 15-year trend. #mnleg
#MinnesotaCooks is my favorite food event at the #MinnesotaStateFair, and it’s happening today at Dan Patch Park. I’m a lucky guest taster at the 10 a.m. hour. Stop to say hello!
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Capitol Press Corps reunion as Lori @sturdevant speaks to Women’s Club about the history of Minnesota politics with reporters from @tpt @StarTribune @AP @WCCO @KSTP @MPRnews
The PiPress needs a local rescue, and soon.
The PiPress will cut 6 to 8 jobs company-wide in coming weeks as it seeks volunteers for buyouts. Layoffs likely if they don’t get enough. Our hedge fund owner, Alden Global Capital, has cut staff at a rate more than twice the industry average since 2012: wapo.st/2H4cm7w
Add inflation on the spending side of #mnbudget forecast, and the "surplus" for 2020-21 vanishes, and a $2.6 B deficit appears in 2022-23.
There's little that's particular to MN policy in the new #mnbudget forecast. Declining revenues are attributed to national and demographic trends. mn.gov/mmb-stat/000/az/forec…
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This is what retirement looks like in the Minnesota Capitol Press Corps #tptAlmanac @tpt @StarTribune @ForumNewsSVC @PioneerPress
The #mnleg's budget-making task gets tougher today with a new forecast for 2020-21 showing a $492 M decline in revenues since the previous forecast in late Nov. Not in the red -- yet -- but a trend that warrants cautious budgeting.