In the early morning hours of Sunday, Jan. 28, conservatism was attacked. Criminals broke into the building that housed American Experiment offices and those of two other conservative organizations —…
Tonight the Timberwolves take on the Denver Nuggets at Target Center looking to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Semi Final. After eclipsing the Phoenix Suns 4-0 in…
Nearly 70 percent of teachers support K-12 education savings accounts (ESAs), according to a recent survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of EdChoice. This includes 84 percent of private…
Since 2020 law enforcement agencies around the country have experienced sustained difficulty in retaining peace officers and recruiting new officers to fill the vacancies created. Those difficulties have been acute…
Minneapolis residents appear to be largely unaware of a petition filed May 1 by the activist group Twin Cities Coalition for Justice (TCC4J). The petition proposes to amend the City Charter…
Wind and solar energy fail to meet the challenges of U.S. electricity generation, according to a recent report by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. The report evaluates energy sources…
A former supervisor at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future was the star witness this week at the Federal trial of the first batch of defendants. The seven currently on trial…
Photo: UND Athletics / Kerry Ring The North Dakota Legislature passed and Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill into law last year that prohibits transgender athletes from participating on female…
Is there any state-run program that’s not riddled with fraud? Last Friday, the state attorney general’s office issued a press release on Ellison’s accusation that the 8 defendants engaged in…
National Teacher Appreciation Week kicked off yesterday, with today recognized as National Teacher Day. It was first celebrated in 1953 after Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded Congress to set aside a day…
No one can say administrators at St. Cloud State University didn’t warn them. Long before SCSU President Robbyn Wacker recently left her post two months early, she froze registration in…
First, the good news. MPR News reports that: Chief authors of legislation setting a minimum wage and employee protections for rideshare drivers in Minnesota announced Monday they’ve reached a deal…
As the first trial in the sprawling free-food scandal continues into its second week, government prosecutors are putting on witnesses to meals that were never served. The U.S. Attorney alleges…
Back in February, I wrote that falling commercial real estate prices are hitting local budgets. That is now biting in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune reports: Minneapolis is staring down a…
Minnesota homeschool enrollment increased 10 percent from the 2022-23 school year to the 2023-24 school year, a new surge since the post-COVID lull. From the 2019-20 school year to the…
You could call it another form of long-COVID, the continuation of a policy that allows state employees to work remotely from home, long after the pandemic’s end. At last count,…
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…