The unexpected turnover of government underway in Washington dominates the headlines. But in 2016, Minnesota voters also backed an unusually high number of candidates out to drain the swamp in…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just reported that 2016 was the 2nd warmest year on record in the United States. Former NASA climatologist Roy Spencer’s global satellite dataset of…
Minnesota homecare workers mount historic fight against the union Summary: In an effort to help their political supporters in the unions, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and the state’s legislature…
Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate began the 2017 legislative session with a plan to provide immediate and temporary relief to the thousands of Minnesotans who are stuck with…
Cigarette smuggling has soared since Minnesota imposed a $1.60 per pack excise tax increase in 2013, propelling the state to fifth highest for the crime in a new Tax Foundation…
Cigarette smuggling has soared since Minnesota imposed a $1.60 per pack excise tax increase in 2013, propelling the state to fifth highest for the crime in a new Tax Foundation…
Silly antediluvian me. Until my early teens, when daydreaming about what college was like, I’d envision guys wearing elbow-patched tweed jackets and smoking pipes. I imagined them dressed up at…
The Governor’s office and DFL leaders have made it clear that one of their top priorities remains the institution of “Universal Pre-K” in Minnesota. They want to send all four…
The game day stunt pulled by anti-pipeline protesters at last week’s Vikings -Bears game may not make the team’s highlight reel, but it’s become one of the most scrutinized plays…
How a Medicaid program for the Disabled is being exploited to fund DFL and Progressive Left Policies
Minnesota's border counties experience the competitive disadvantage of high taxes and hostile regulations
A Supreme Court decision could shut down the way cities have quietly raised revenues without raising taxes.
Police can’t search your property without a warrant, so why should housing inspectors be any different? That’s the crux of a case going before the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday,…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the City of Minneapolis, already “an island of blue in the red sea of the Upper Midwest,” may be about to swerve even more…
As part of the renovation of Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis, lanterns with text circling them are to be erected at the corner of 7th and Nicollet. They are designed…
Minnesota’s income tax rate on top earners moved up to the third highest rate in the nation for tax year 2016 after the expiration of a temporary tax increase in…
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…