It saved a congressional seat, but what does it say about the accuracy of the state’s statistics? The U.S. Census Bureau recently published a survey on the accuracy of the…
But 85,000 workers are still missing from the state’s labor pool. Unemployment data were released this week for April. State officials were touting the lowest headline number for unemployment since…
Gas prices in Minnesota have reached $4.12 per gallon, according to AAA, making them the highest since 2013, when prices hit $4.27 per gallon. Diesel prices, on the other hand,…
Wednesday evening a dangerous and chaotic set of events ended when four teenage males, aged 12-14, were arrested outside the State Capitol. The incident caused a lockdown of the Capitol…
One nonprofit went from earning $200,000 per year in revenue to pulling in more than $700,000 per month from distributing free food, serving up to 10,000 meals per day.
The pandemic may be behind us, but its ripple effects will be felt for years in public schools. Like most states, Minnesota’s public schools experienced a sizable loss of students…
One of the most powerful political organizations in Minnesota is not a political party or branch of the government but the state teachers’ union, Education Minnesota. The state teachers’ union…
Small businesses are still reeling from the civil unrest and destruction that followed in the wake of George Floyd’s murder nearly two years ago. Where is the public funding? Imagine…
Saturday, May 14, 2022, was likely the first time many Minnesotans were told that our electric grid could suffer from rolling blackouts in the near future. Our readers have known…
The conventional wisdom has it that school board meetings have become so contentious, even dangerous, that new candidates will be scared off, afraid to run for the position. The media…
A little-known Minnesota nonprofit made national headlines in the wake of the Geoge Floyd riots of late spring 2020. The Minnesota Freedom Fund received a flood of donations after offering…
The suspended nonprofit Partners in Nutrition wins a round in its appeal against the state Dept. of Education. One of three free-food nonprofits suspended in the wake of the Feeding…
I was on Justice and Drew yesterday to discuss the possibility of rolling blackouts in Minnesota. We also briefly chat about annexing parts of Canada. My segment starts around 30…
The Star Tribune has finally said the “b-word:” blackouts. Several of our readers reached out to me over the weekend to share this article from the Star Tribune, entitled “Midwest,…
Corporations are prohibited from donating money directly to a political candidate. An exception to the rule involves the candidate-adjacent inaugural committees. We are just eight months away from the next…
What is President Biden’s plan to beat inflation? He tweeted out last week: This was the first time I have encountered the idea that high rates of inflation can be…
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…