New federal rules could cause Minnesota to pay $130 million per year for SNAP benefits to balance a high distribution error rate. Since its creation in 1964, the federal government…
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…
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…