Minnesota’s unemployment rate ticks down in March; Logging, mining shows strength – International Falls Journal Unemployment rates fall statewide for third month in a row – KAAL TV Unemployment rate…
Last week, Neal St. Anthony wrote a piece in the Star Tribune called “Zero-carbon electricity now provides most power in Minnesota,” where he describes Minnesota’s pursuit of wind and solar…
Earlier today, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported 1,197 new positive COVID-19 cases. This is one of the lowest numbers in recent weeks. Even better, MDH reported zero COVID-19…
Rochester is the latest Minnesota city to kick the tires on electric busses with the purchase of two 60-foot electric busses fueled largely by nearly $5.5 million in federal grants.
The second biennial Speaking Proudly oratory competition is scheduled for Saturday, October 23 at the State Capitol. The competition is open to all Minnesota high school girls who reside or…
Minnesotans remember Alan Page as one of the Purple People Eaters who helped lead the Vikings football team to four Super Bowls back in the 1970s. After his football career,…
Last week, I wrote about how increased unemployment benefits are preventing employers from hiring. This isn’t just a problem for Minnesota or for specific industries. As the Wall Street Journal reports:…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency doesn’t want to tell you how much global warming would be averted by the California car mandates that are being driven by an executive order…
According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, wind turbines only last for twenty years. After that some wind facilities are decommissioned, the steel in the towers is recycled, and the…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota film tax credit bills could bring movie, TV production boom to Northland Valley News Live: MN House Democrats Pass Omnibus…
On April 15, the Minnesota Department of Health released data suggesting that alcohol-related deaths rose in 2020. Generally, fully alcohol-attributed deaths, defined as “deaths that would not have happened if…
The Cloquet City Council has set the stage to stop using so-called project labor agreements that in effect guaranteed union participation in city construction projects.
Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): The PPP loaned businesses money, a…
On April 14, 2021, the Minnesota State Senate debated legalizing new nuclear power plants in the state, something that has been illegal since 1994. Senate Republicans had included a bill…
Ban on elective surgeries and procedures reduced hospital and clinic volumes, costing the health care industry jobs as well as revenue.
WJON reports: After being forced to shut down for several months last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the big challenge facing bars and restaurants now is finding enough workers to…
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…