Minnesota has slid down to #45 for its overall education freedom ranking, according to the second edition of the Education Freedom Report Card published by The Heritage Foundation. (Florida, for…
The 2023 legislature set up a 13-member commission to redesign the Minnesota state flag and seal based on the false narrative that the design depicts a Native American on horseback…
The demand for electric vehicles continues to crater, leading Tesla, Ford, GM and VW to dramatically cut back production lines. Ford alone estimates a loss of $4.5 billion on electric…
For several years now, the City of Minneapolis has more and more taken a “public health approach” to fighting crime, relying less on police and law enforcement and more on…
State and local taxes and spending WCCO: St. Paul voters to weigh in on sales tax increase to fix roads Kare 11: St. Paul voters weigh sales tax for roads,…
Minneapolis leaders have made a concerted effort over the past five years to “re-imagine public safety.” They have committed to diversifying their approach away from a law enforcement-centric approach to…
Despite the constant reassurances from local media and elected officials, activity in the inner core of the state’s largest city is not returning to pre-pandemic levels. We were told in…
Journalist Matt Taibbi tells John Hinderaker why the First Amendment is under threat from Big Government and Big Tech.
Members of the House of Representatives will be able to wave to the adoring crowds from high above the state capitol grounds in St. Paul. A project so wasteful and…
Five years after a landmark SCOTUS decision, public employees continue exercising their restored freedom of association.
The role of the far-left advocacy group gets noticed. We’ve written frequently of the St. Paul-based far-left advocacy group TakeAction Minnesota‘s efforts to move the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party ever…
The winners of all 13 city council seats have been decided, with majority control appearing to favor the far-left candidates. Incumbents on the city council have prevailed in all 11…
The DFL sold the state’s politics to out- of-state interests — and it was a fire sale.
Last week, my friends Brent Bennett and Jason Isaac at the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) released a new study investigating the true cost of electric vehicles. According to the…
Thanks to Minnesota’s $72 billion budget, Higher Education got over a $1 billion boost for the four-year period between FY 2024 and FY 2027. Specifically, Higher Ed got $650 million…
It’s not in law enforcement officers’ job description, but it’s become part of the beat in Rochester. Police officers have cleared out dirty needles, feces and debris from more than…
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…