The final campaign finance numbers are in for the 2023 election for the Minneapolis city council. All 13 council seats were on the ballot, and the results saw the avowedly…
Our Public Safety feature article in the latest Thinking Minnesota magazine. Read about several extrajudicial initiatives put in play in Minnesota, designed to reduce penalties for crime, reduce incarceration and…
American Experiment has highlighted the opposition of landowners and local elected officials to Xcel Energy’s proposed 175-mile high voltage line running from near Marshall in southwestern Minnesota to Becker in…
A state government has two categories of economic policy levers available to it: the first is fiscal policy, taxes and spending, and the second is regulatory policy. Burdens of regulation…
Another election cycle is already underway, and the money is piling up. I’ve been following the money in state Democrat politics in my Minnesota for Sale series. I’ve assembled the…
There continues to be a great deal of effort by the media and political leadership in Minneapolis to either suggest crime is down or dismiss it by focusing on issues…
I previously warned about celebrating the “historic” education funding the DFL-controlled legislature passed in 2023 given the overwhelming new mandates they attached to the new money. Turns out, despite spending…
A review of Alpha News’ ‘The Fall of Minneapolis.’
Two years ago, I wrote an article detailing how the Great Plains Institute (GPI) was lying to the public about the cost of the California Transportation Standard. Sadly, GIP is…
The 2024 legislative session begins Monday with Gov. Tim Walz telling the Star Tribune “this is going to be one of the more challenging sessions that I’ve had as governor…
Last year, Minnesota’s legislature blew through an $18 billion budget surplus and hiked taxes and fees by another $10 billion for good measure. You might think that would sate the…
In part 3 of my video series, I dive into the power-behind-the-throne of Minnesota politics, the dark money network Alliance for a Better MN. This outfit, headquartered in a craptacular…
Robert Bryce’s new five-part series on the electric grid is now live! Click this link to check out Robert’s Substack and watch the series.
The Duluth News Tribune had an excellent piece by its editorial board this week that warned Minnesotans about the Walz administration’s attempt to enact a stealth gas tax in the…
A recent poll of black, single moms in New York City with school-aged children found that nearly 90 percent “don’t believe the traditional approach to public school meets students’ needs,”…
State and local taxes and spending KNSI: IRS gives Minnesota a final ‘no’ on exempting state tax rebates from federal taxes Axios: “No new taxes”: Minnesota Senate tax chair vows…
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…