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Kim Crockett

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Kim Crockett

Culture

Teachers’ Union is Meeting on the 4th of July Instead of Celebrating American Independence

July 4, 2018 by Kim Crockett

The national teachers' union (NEA) convention is in Minneapolis this year. While the rest of America is celebrating  Independence Day, the teachers' union is conducting a day of business at…

July 4, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Are public employers in Minnesota complying with the Janus ruling? Employers should immediately stop deducting “fair share” fees.

July 2, 2018 by Kim Crockett

The High Court said that employees who declined to join the union, but who were forced to pay “fair share” fees, no longer should be charged those fees. Their employer…

July 2, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Janus Wins: Supreme Court Restores First Amendment Rights of Public Employees. Now What?

June 28, 2018 by Kim Crockett

“States and public-sector unions may no longer extract agency fees from nonconsenting employees. The First Amendment is violated when money is taken from nonconsenting employees for a public-sector union; employees…

June 28, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Happy Birthday to Rebecca Friedrichs! Janus, what a gift.

June 27, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Speaking of the Janus case…Mrs. Rebecca Friedrichs, a school teacher from California, challenged union agency fees as unconstitutional. Her case was heard by the Supreme Court just two years ago.…

June 27, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Supreme Court Rules Public Employees Are Not Required to Fund Unions in Big Win for First Amendment Rights

June 27, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Decision affects thousands of Minnesota teachers, state and local government employees In a landmark decision for First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that public employees cannot be…

June 27, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Supreme Court Rules Public Employees Are Not Required to Fund Unions in Big Win for First Amendment Rights

June 27, 2018 by Kim Crockett

    Media Contact: Kim Crockett 612.388.2820 [email protected] Decision affects thousands of Minnesota teachers, state and local government employees In a landmark decision for First Amendment rights, the U.S. Supreme…

June 27, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Chicago Tribune: How AFSCME’s demands invited the Janus case

June 26, 2018 by Kim Crockett

UPDATE: OPINION TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW. I am in my office again this morning waiting for the High Court to issue opinions starting at 10:00 AM EST; we may hear…

June 26, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Culture

Today’s Public Libraries: No to Little House on the Prairie but Yes Drag Queens?

June 25, 2018 by Kim Crockett

According to National Public Radio, “A division of the American Library Association voted unanimously Saturday to strip Laura Ingalls Wilder’s name from a major children’s literature award over concerns about how the…

June 25, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Governance

Overturning ‘fair share’ union fees would restore balance

June 21, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Many public employees object to union policies. The Supreme Court is in a position to overturn a requirement of “fair share” fees.  This op-ed originally appeared in the Star Tribune…

June 21, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Will the High Court Stop Forced Union Fees for Public Employees?

June 21, 2018 by Kim Crockett

We are standing by live right now to see if the Supreme Court rules in favor of restoring the First Amendment rights of public employees; in Janus v Afscme, the…

June 21, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Culture

Why are public schools feeding students, who are not in school, during the summer?

June 18, 2018 by Kim Crockett

I am not at all unsympathetic to hungry kids if they have incompetent and/or neglectful parents. But this is not a proper expenditure or activity for any public school. Period.…

June 18, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Unions

Let’s Talk Janus on MPR Tuesday with Kerri Miller: Public Employee Union Case

June 18, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Kim Crockett will join Kerri Miller on MPR tomorrow, Tuesday June 19th for an hour at 9:00 AM (91.1 FM) to discuss the public employee union fee case, Janus v…

June 18, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Public Safety

St Paul Schools hire principal with an interesting resume: Misused State Funds, Drunk Driving Arrests

June 15, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Superintendent Joe Gothard said in an interview that he was unaware of the audit when he picked Dutrieuille as principal of the grades K-8 Hazel Park Preparatory Academy on the…

June 15, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Governance

MINNESOTA VOTERS ALLIANCE v. State of Minnesota and Joe Mansky: The First Amendment Wins, Again!

June 14, 2018 by Kim Crockett

This case out of Minnesota was a challenge to the constitutionality of a Minnesota law that prohibits “political” apparel at the polls. The Court ruled 7-2 that this ban violates…

June 14, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Public Safety

Another child care center raided for Medicaid fraud

June 14, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Fox 9 News and other media reported a raid on the Baraka Child Care Center in Minneapolis yesterday. State and federal agents participated, including the Secret Service, and while we…

June 14, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Culture

Save the Minneapolis Art Institute (MIA) from itself: Join and Speak Up

June 13, 2018 by Kim Crockett

I went to see the “Power and Beauty in China’s Last Dynasty” at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA). I recommend that you go to see the art now that…

June 13, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Culture

Saint Paul Public Library celebrates Pride with Drag Story Hour: All Ages Welcome?

June 11, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Drag performers will regale families with glitz, glamor, and stories about acceptance and inclusion at three Saint Paul libraries

June 11, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Governance

Religious Freedom Narrowly Protected 7-2: Baker Does Not Have to Make Cake for Same-Sex Couple

June 4, 2018 by Kim Crockett

This is a great day for America; our First Amendment jurisprudence remains strong in the face of attacks on our Judeo-Christian culture. In a 7-2 opinion, the Supreme Court ruled…

June 4, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Governance

What is in the big $1.5 billion bonding and public works bill? A new pool for New Hope

June 1, 2018 by Kim Crockett

Why are state taxpayers giving New Hope a $2 million “grant” for a pool? We recently helped Golden Valley put in a new clubhouse for its Brookview Golf Course. Huh.…

June 1, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Culture

Memorial Day Promise by Immigrant Author Katharine Jirsa Reynolds

May 28, 2018 by Kim Crockett

The author, the great-grandmother of Kim Crockett, came with her parents to the United States from Czechoslovakia as a very young girl, then Katharine Jirsa. She later taught school in…

May 28, 2018 by Kim Crockett
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