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Even with the recent surge, thankfully, Tim Walz’s morgue still sits empty
You might think the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota would have hurt the chances of the $6.9 million morgue winning our inaugural Golden Turkey Award for silly spending. You would be wrong....
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Dedicated funding leads to less scrutiny, silly spending, Golden Turkey nominations
Imagine it’s March 2021 and they just announced the state budget deficit has grown to $5 or $6 billion for the next biennium. The economic slowdown from our over-reaction to COVID wreaked predictabl...
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Tourism through Twitter: It sounded like a good idea
How much should the State of Minnesota spend every year promoting tourism? On the one hand, it’s not the role of government to advertise and promote the State Fair or your private fishing resort. On...
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