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Allison Kite

@Allie_Kite4.7K followers

Politics reporter for @StarTribune On Signal -- allisonkite.20 Kansas girl | @KansanNews alumna

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Last Front PageMAY 31, 2026Latest appearance

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Lawmakers approve anti-fraud bill

Legislation creating independent watchdog to investigate state programs goes to Walz.

View Front PageMinneapolis Star Tribune • MAY 12, 2026

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Schwarze’s win sets stage for 2nd round with Tafoya

They’ll meet again in August’s Republican primary.

With:Walker Orenstein

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 31, 2026

Reports on the Republican endorsement process for the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota.

ANTI-TRUMP ANGER FUELS FLANAGAN CAMPAIGN

With:Sydney Kashiwagi

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 27, 2026

Coverage of Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s gubernatorial campaign strategy, focusing on voter opposition to federal immigration policies.

Gaitas is selected as state's new chief justice

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 20, 2026

Shouting matches over gun legislation rattle session

While demanding a vote, DFLers staging a sit-in.

With:Walker Orenstein

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 16, 2026

Describes procedural tensions and partisan conflict within the Minnesota state legislature over gun safety bills.

SENATE PASSES BILL TO CURB ICE

It bans masks and allows lawsuits, but its prospects in divided House are slim.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 13, 2026

Reports on state-level legislative action aimed at restricting federal immigration enforcement activities.

Lawmakers approve anti-fraud bill

Legislation creating independent watchdog to investigate state programs goes to Walz.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 12, 2026•Lead Story

The piece adopts a forward-looking, analytical approach to US-China relations, emphasising Beijing's shifting diplomatic stance ahead of a major bilateral meeting. The framing positions the upcoming summit as a significant economic confrontation without resorting to alarmist rhetoric.

The GOP has a new bad guy: Minnesota

Republicans across U.S. make North Star state a political punching bag.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•MAY 4, 2026

Analyses how the state's progressive policies are being utilised as a rhetorical foil in national conservative campaigns.

Judge rules U.S. Senate candidate White abused his son, ex-wife

He is ordered to have no contact with either.

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 25, 2026

Reports factual legal findings from a protection order case involving a high-profile state political figure.

As they grieve, Hortmans point to parents’ legacy

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 12, 2026

Focuses on the personal and familial aftermath of a high-profile political tragedy, centering the survivors' perspective.

RECKONING, RETRIBUTION AND RESISTANCE

Minnesota leaders share new details about how the largest immigration enforcement action in U.S. history went down.

With:Ryan Faircloth,Deena Winter

Minneapolis Star Tribune•APR 5, 2026•Lead Story

The paper uses an unusually bold, typographic headline to frame a retrospective on a federal immigration raid, focusing heavily on the local civic fallout and the reactions of state and city leaders. The coverage emphasises the chaotic nature of the event and the friction between federal agents and local authorities.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Allison Kite in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.