Three, seemingly unconnected, events in recent weeks have served as an important reminder that, electricity inflation is, all too often, the forgotten burden on affordability. At least largely forgotten in…
We at Center of the American Experiment have been tracking the ever-increasing costs of the Blue Line Extension project since at least 2017. As recently as March 2024, the project…
One of the stories in our new book “Star of the North: Essays in Minnesota History,” is that of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment in the Civil War. These men…
Last week, the state Attorney General’s office reported, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) charged Jessica Jean Arneson with seven felony theft offenses for stealing more…
From a MN AG press release, Court awards State nearly $2.5 million in damages and penalties in False Claims Act case. Details, Hennepin County District Court has ordered that Emaldeldin…
State and local taxes and spending Elk River Star News: Elk River, Sherburne County local option sales taxes fail to pass in Legislature; County might turn to property tax increases…
Minnesotans are concerned about the cost of housing, and rightly so. With the median home price exceeding $400,000, the Twin Cities metro is the most expensive housing market in the…
A new survey has found that those who identify as MAGA supporters and as liberal/progressive have found common ground on school choice policy. Conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of…
Comer’s report demonstrates negligence in the Walz administration’s efforts to combat fraud. But did administration officials proactively enable fraud or hamper investigations to stop it?
Said Abdullahi Ereg, a former international fugitive, made his first appearance in federal court today to face eight (8) felony counts of fraud in relation to the Feeding Our Future…
Amidst mounting frustration with the state and national teachers’ union, a small group of teachers in Becker, Minnesota decided to try something different. They successfully petitioned the state to call…
Starting fall 2026, public schools across the state will be required to implement new K-12 academic standards and benchmarks in social studies. Since there is no external approval process on…
The last few years will go down in history as a time when fraudsters brazenly stole billions of dollars from Minnesota and federal taxpayers while state regulators looked the other…
Gov. Tim Walz delivered his final State of the State address last Tuesday evening, using the speech to tout false education “successes,” claim he lowered taxes for Minnesotans, and take…