The great Bemidji roofing raid of ’26
It was a dramatic scene in the land of Paul Bunyan. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Roofers jump from homes in Bemidji to escape ICE agents The raid occurred two…
It was a dramatic scene in the land of Paul Bunyan. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Roofers jump from homes in Bemidji to escape ICE agents The raid occurred two…
A former Rochester Public Schools (RPS) staff member says she received a packet of Teaching Tolerance materials — a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) — during a…
A newly released study from economist Jeffrey Denning, published with the National Bureau of Economic Research, argues that a too-easy A in high school penalizes the student with a real…
When insurance premium increases are approved and finalized weeks before Election Day, voters will receive notices of these premium hikes in the mail around the time ballots begin arriving.
Rents are falling in St. Paul, according to Zillow data — a welcome development for renters. While it might be tempting to attribute falling rents to the success of rent…
The Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) tracks assaults in the city using three categories: 1) Aggravated Assault defined as an assault involving substantial bodily harm, great bodily harm, or the use…
The United Kingdom has announced its plan to ban social media for children under 16. The ban, which is expected to take effect early next year, was recently announced by…
I recently attended (not online, but in person no less) two public meetings at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). These were both all-day events on June 11 and 18,…
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in a 358-32 vote, one day after the Senate approved the measure 85-5. The bill contains some good…
Minneapolis is struggling while leaders focus on bathhouses and dog parks, the state’s Clemency Review Commission seems a little too eager to let convicted killers walk free, and the Social…
This November, Minnesota voters will weigh in on a constitutional amendment that would change how the state’s Permanent School Fund gets distributed to schools. Because the fund is not widely…
Center of the American Experiment announced a summer tour of events featuring an hour-long program about Minnesota’s historic fraud scandal that made national headlines and continues to produce indictments and…
Since it launched, as and when the data have become available, I have been tracking the performance of Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) scheme against the forecasts on…
Agriculture Red River Farm Network: A Disconnect From Farming Economic growth Rochester Post Bulletin: Health tech firms are finally starting to grow in Rochester Kare 11: Minnesota’s thriving ‘Headquarters Economy’…
Asha Jama, part of the Brava Restaurant group of defendants from Rochester, was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in federal prison for her role in the Feeding Our Future…
This week, results from the Star Tribune/KARE 11/ Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication Minnesota Poll showed that Gov. Walz’s approval rating had hit a new low of just…
Economic woes News broke this week of continued dramatic decreases in downtown Minneapolis commercial building values. Council member Michael Rainville, one of the few reasonable members, reported to KSTP that…
Minnesota insurer UCare approved a $200,000 bonus for its roughly $1 million CEO even as the company became insolvent and was placed under administrative supervision for its “hazardous financial condition.”…
I switched schools a handful of times throughout my K-12 education, and each time my parents had a very specific reason for doing so. Looking back, those experiences have made…
Hidden away on pages 43 to 45 of a 58 page MN state bill about taxes and finances, is a section entitled “Nuclear Energy Study; Appropriation.” The section is number…
WHAT Walz and Ellison knew about the FRAUD and WHEN they knew it…. Check out the American Experiment Podcast! A damning report from the U.S. House says Walz and Ellison…
The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, announced felony charges against 15 individuals in an indictment unsealed this morning (Case No. 26-cr-115). Rosen then held a press conference to announce…
Last week, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. It made for the usual grim reading. Social…
Najmo Ahmed was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison this afternoon. That’s months, not years. KSTP-5 reports, Feeding Our Future participant sentenced to 14 months after court finds that…