On Monday, Jan. 9, Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) would consider banning gas stoves amid concerns about emissions from the appliances. The piece caused an…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Will Minnesota taxes from legal marijuana help pay for education, social programs? Probably not U.S. News: Minnesota Governor Still Wants Tax Rebates…
Ah, the good old days of the pandemic, when Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency authority waived the public meeting laws, empowering state and local governments to hold official meetings online without…
As reported by the Star Tribune here, the DFL is leading a push for juvenile justice reform this legislative session. At first blush, such efforts appeal to most anyone who has…
On October 23, 2022, the Colorado Sun published an interesting story titled “The wind turbines on this Colorado farm are 20 years old. Who’s going to take them down?” The…
When disasters strike, they are usually accompanied by shortages of various necessities. This essentially necessitates that the prices for those goods rise — in most cases higher than normal —…
The pandemic may be over, but many school districts are just starting to suffer the coronavirus’ ill effects on the health of their finances — their own strain of financial…
Two defendants in the Feeding Our Future case were also arrested for passport fraud as they tried to flee the country. Both of them have been released from jail. Abdiaziz…
My previous post on ballooning district administrative growth nationwide led many to ask about Minnesota-specific numbers. Here they are.
House and Senate DFL legislators convened last week to outline their priorities for the new legislative session. A key healthcare priority would set price controls on big pharmaceutical companies to…
In August 2022, President Biden signed the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act,” a $370 billion spending package that will do little to reduce inflation, but it will do a lot to…
Recognizing important economic relationships allowed us to see inflation coming back in 2021. Today, they strongly suggest a sharp slowing of inflation ahead.
Minnesota's chief administrative law judge recently signed off on the majority of controversial amendments to the state's licensure rule for teachers.
According to the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), combined tax revenues in the months of November and December exceeded the November forecast by over $200 million — or 4.4 percent.…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has sued an Edina-based nonprofit associated with Feeding Our Future. He filed the lawsuit yesterday in Hennepin County. The nonprofit was located at a co-working…
Last fall, American Experiment released a report warning that the 100 percent carbon-free electricity mandate proposed by Governor Tim Walz and other liberal lawmakers would result in skyrocketing electricity prices…
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…