Olson: Minnesota Republicans' waste, fraud and abuse committee gets stuck in the mud
There’s little confidence this panel will help overwhelmed county employees and cut red tape, both of which would combat fraud.
AuthoredRochelle Olson

July 10, 2025
Rash: An ‘unimaginable tragedy’ for Texas — and the country
Grief, and an eventual investigation, will follow flash floods that took at least 109 lives.
AuthoredJohn Rash

July 8, 2025
Burcum: Medicaid cuts in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ will hit Minnesota nursing homes hard
Unprecedented cuts target a program relied on by many families to pay for long-term care.
AuthoredJill Burcum

July 7, 2025
Brown: Stop and smell the corpse flower
As our lives get busier, let’s not hustle art and nature.
AuthoredAaron Brown

July 7, 2025
Olson: Erin Murphy wades through grief with lessons learned from Melissa Hortman
The Senate majority leader says Minnesota can’t ignore the shooter’s intentions in targeting legislators.
AuthoredRochelle Olson

July 6, 2025
Burcum: I’m haunted by the Minnesota shooter’s uncanny police impersonation
Will any of us ever respond to a middle-of-night door knock the same way again? Probably not.
AuthoredJill Burcum

July 5, 2025
Olson’s Cheers & Jeers: Massive dinner party on Nicollet Mall to span 7 blocks, feed 2,000
Plus: Illegal backyard fireworks, access to water, Xcel Energy Center name change and more.
AuthoredRochelle Olson

July 3, 2025
Rash: 20,000 kids have been abducted from Ukraine. These Midwest senators want to find them.
“The mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children is an atrocity,” said Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
AuthoredJohn Rash

July 2, 2025
Brown: Trump’s Medicaid cuts will close rural hospitals, accelerate health care crisis in Minnesota
Why would the people who represent rural places consciously make their already fragile health care systems worse?
AuthoredAaron Brown

June 30, 2025
Banks: Why I write, how I edit — a reintroduction
A commentary editor’s thoughts on interpreting a messy world, including advice about submissions.
AuthoredDavid Banks

June 30, 2025
Brown: For rural patients, the mental health system can’t keep up with the crisis
The longer people must wait for care, the greater the danger.
AuthoredAaron Brown

June 29, 2025
Olson: Moriarty’s 'me-first' approach to Minnesota assassination prosecutions is another misstep
Hennepin County attorney should defer to feds, who say they will go first.
AuthoredRochelle Olson

June 28, 2025