State and local taxes and spending Minnesota News Network: Gov Walz in Rochester: tax check proposal not a “gimmick, ” says “call them what you want to” Star Tribune: Divided…
Less than half of high school students in St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) are proficient in math or reading, but will be required to take a Critical Ethnic Studies (CES)…
A coalition of leaders in St. Paul wants the city to provide free Pre-K by raising the property tax. The St. Paul Ready for Kindergarten (SPARK) is asking individuals to…
Last year on Earth Day, I wrote about Norman Borlaug, the University of Minnesota graduate whose work creating new, higher-yielding wheat varieties helped save one billion people from starvation and…
Few things in life are as important as shelter. So, it is understandable that a lot of effort has been dedicated to ensuring access to affordable housing. But there seems…
The news that Elon Musk had acquired 9.2 percent of Twitter triggered outrage notable even for a platform that seemingly exists for no other reason than for people to express…
Who funded the unsuccessful ballot effort to defund the Minneapolis police department? Out-of-state interests, mostly, with some mystery donors thrown in. Question No. 2 appeared on the ballot last November…
The more things change, the more they stay the same, and for good reason! After making a big deal out of abruptly cutting some ties with the Minneapolis Police Department…
Minnesota’s proposed social studies standards encourage the radicalization of students.
Did you know that the Walz administration’s 19-page report on the potential of adopting California’s “Clean Fuel Standard” (CFS) in Minnesota never once mentions that the program will increase the…
Tattersall Distilling, one of the jewels in the crown of Minnesota’s craft distilling industry, announced last March that they were opening “a destination distillery and second production facility in River…
Rochester officials have proposed building a $65 million regional community and recreation center. They’re using it as a vehicle to build legislative and local support for approving an extension of…
Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund (ABM) is a far-left Political Action Committee that spent $7.3 million promoting liberal politicians and attacking conservatives during the 2020 election cycle, according…
American Experiment has long argued for reform of Minnesota’s outdated alcohol laws, which do nothing but stifle entrepreneurship and protect insiders. These insiders have fought to maintain laws nearly a…
Every year, a Minnesota educator is named the state’s Teacher of the Year. Organized and underwritten by Education Minnesota, the Minnesota Teacher of the Year program “has recognized excellence in…
First, it was St. Paul. The city spent thousands of taxpayers’ money studying rent control, an effort which as of now has yet to bear fruit. Although with the ordinance’s…
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…