The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Andy Luger, announced the indictments today (Sept. 20) of 47 individuals in the Feeding Our Future scandal. Scroll to the bottom for the latest developments.…
More Minneapolis residents and businesses are turning to private security. Why isn’t Minneapolis city government? Last week, Emma Freire published a piece at City Journal under the headline “Police by…
In Part 4 of this series, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would increase electric bills for Minnesota families by an average of $137 per month. In Part 5, we…
Yesterday, I noted how states without a state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming – accounted for a disproportionately large share of U.S. Gross…
The nearer we get to Election Day, the more campaign signs sprout up seemingly everywhere. But there’s something of a crackdown underway on political signs in the southwestern Minnesota city…
Note to reader: Explicit content Parental concern over what books are made available to their children in school libraries came up recently during an NBC Today Show interview with First…
According to the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) Net general fund revenues totaled $1.931 billion in August, $69 million (3.7 percent) more than forecast in February. Net individual income, corporate,…
Ashley Bulmer is running for the Forest Lake School Board and wants parents to understand their place when it comes to teaching and learning: butt out. In a TikTok video,…
In Part 3, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would necessitate billions of dollars in new spending on wind turbines, solar panels, and battery storage facilities. In Part 4, we…
Last month, I asked ‘What do states without an income tax do?‘ I noted that the seven states which currently have no state income tax seem to do reasonably well. Take…
Decouple Media presents a VIP tour of the plant that made Ontario the home of North America’s largest-ever emissions reduction, the replacement of coal with nuclear power. Our guide is…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers back waiving taxes on student loan forgiveness West Central Tribune: Kandiyohi County 2023 tax levy set to increase, but…
After months of turmoil, the controversial Chinese-owned ag plant proposed in Grand Forks has ground to a halt, pending a national security review. What started as a local economic development…
Should it? As images emerge of the Martha’s Vineyard immigrants leaving on buses for the mainland, observers wonder, what will be the next destination for border crossers? It’s estimated that…
Back in June, David Zimmer and I toured the infamous block in North Minneapolis featuring Winner Gas and Merwin Liquors. The intersection of Broadway and Lyndale is much in the…
The recent announcement by Attorney General Keith Ellison, that his office has opened a civil investigation into Merwin Liquors and Winner Gas at Lyndale and West Broadway to hold the…
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…