Recent content from Lori Sturdevant
The swing districts of 2022
A Lake Minnetonka-area state Senate race could turn on the abortion issue.
The Minnesota muddle
Citizens have come to accept state government dysfunction as normal, and that's not good.
Gas costs, climate crisis fuel a dilemma
Legislators must know we're running out of time to make meaningful policy changes.
A skeptic's view of the state surplus
The world has changed since that forecast was made.
In post-Roe Minnesota, abortion could be a potent political issue
Under state court precedent, it would be difficult to outlaw abortion in our state. But it's not unthinkable.
Minnesota, the Midwest are central in combating climate change
For progress to occur, representative democracy will have to work better in these parts than it has in several decades.
City Question 2: The nuanced message of a 'no' vote
Former Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton has a good sense of what will motivate voters and what parallels to draw.
Expo could be just what Minnesota's battered reputation needs
My hunch is that the state benefits when the world is given a glimpse of what this place does right.
No good commissioner goes unpunished
Confirmation as a blood sport makes government service ever less appealing to top talent.
Approaching 100, 'Citizen Swain' takes on climate change
Tom Swain's eagerness to take on big issues has led to the creation of the new Swain Climate Policy Series at the University of Minnesota.