The Circle of Education Funding in Minneapolis Public Schools is starting to look and act like a spiral. Overspending on the last teacher contract has caused two years of budget…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced today that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased — the rate of inflation — by 0.4% in February. This is the fastest rate…
Today I’ll be giving a talk in Owatonna detailing how liberal energy policies are making energy more expensive and less reliable. Tuesday, March 12, 202411:30 am – 1:00 pm Owatonna…
Another incident illustrates how quickly the downward spiral is accelerating. Esperanza Rae Harding, age 20, no permanent address, is being held on $1,500,000 bail, accused of murdering her 7-month-old son,…
On July 31, 2023, at 2 a.m. on busy metro freeway, Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan shot and killed Ricky Cobb II, during an attempt to arrest Cobb for violating…
There’s been no let up in the increased number of illegal aliens attempting to enter the U.S from Canada along the Grand Forks sector of the border encompassing Minnesota and…
1. The Senate Rules Committee held a hearing Friday on the internal rules that govern the Senate. No votes were taken as legislators offered possible changes and amendments. Sen. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) offered…
Vertically integrated Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs) across America are raking in record-breaking profits under the guise of the so-called “energy transition.” From 2014 to 2024, earnings for American electric utilities have…
Pointless A helpful way to begin assessing proposed legislation is to ask two questions: What problem does this bill address? How will this bill address that problem? A good example…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Proposal would tax Minnesota farmers to help pay for cleanup of nitrate pollution Duluth News Tribune: Our View: New tax credit can…
The competition between colleges and universities to capture a dwindling number of prospective students continues to heat up. After a decade of steadily declining overall enrollment, Ivory Tower administrators have…
View the follow-up to this post here. On September 19, 2023, HC Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) had turned over to her office its…
Earlier today, the Senate Housing and Homeless Prevention Committee held a hearing on two important housing reform bills — SF 3980 and SF 3964. SF 3964 is yet the most comprehensive…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Xcel Energy has admitted that its equipment is partially responsible for the massive Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas. The fire has already burned more…
The top law enforcement officials in a northern Minnesota county have teamed up to take aim at DFL-sponsored bills they maintain will increase litigation, criminalize law-abiding citizens and fail to…
An arrest has been made in a case that made headlines back in December. Among other outlets, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the suspect was picked up in Chicago.…
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…