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Minnesota Star TribuneMonday, 18 May 2026

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MSP stands with $263M expansion

Airport says Terminal 2 project is justified even as budget air travel industry struggles.

How they framed it

The paper analyses the intra-party challenges facing a Republican candidate for governor, framing her history of bipartisan legislative compromises as a potential liability with the conservative base.

Context

Lisa Demuth, a Republican leader in the Minnesota House, is running for governor. Her record of negotiating across the aisle is undergoing scrutiny from conservative delegates ahead of the party's endorsement convention.

Striking phrase

hard sell to hard-line Republicans

CostdealsGOPendorsementhard-line
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Focused on local political accountability
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Cost of Demuth’s deals could be GOP endorsement

Governor candidate’s work in House may be hard sell to hard-line Republicans.

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SOARING PRICES TEST VOTERS’ MONEY, PATIENCE

Americans are voicing concerns, but Trump has dismissed recent signals.

Tony Romm and Ben Casselman

Connects national inflation data to voter frustration, contrasting consumer economic anxiety with the White House's political messaging.

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Wildfires burn throughout northern Minnesota

Families flee, homes destroyed as Walz declares emergency.

Provides straightforward, ground-level reporting on property destruction and emergency declarations resulting from state wildfires.

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