Abdirashid Bixi Dool, age 37, became the 69th defendant convicted in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. Dool entered a guilty plea in federal court in downtown Minneapolis this afternoon.…
The actor Sam Neill died earlier today aged 78. He appeared in a number of fine movies — Sleeping Dogs, Dead Calm, The Piano, Jurassic Park, Event Horizon — and…
Last week, CNBC placed Minnesota fifth in its “Top States for Business” rankings. Governor Walz took to social media to celebrate: This ranking is completely bogus. As I noted last…
For the fourth year in a row, Minnesota third-grade reading proficiency has declined. Math proficiency has also dropped for the last couple of years. National research suggests one reason those…
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…
After a holiday weekend in which the metro area experienced multiple shootings and at least one murder involving Somali gang members, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher posted a video on…
Minnesota’s budget has been on shaky ground since the end of the 2023 legislative session. The latest update from Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) confirms that lawmakers did little to…
When insurance premium increases are approved and finalized weeks before Election Day, voters will receive notices of these premium hikes in the mail around the time ballots begin arriving.
Yesterday, we wrote about a man who was convicted of repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl but has now been pardoned by a three-person panel including Governor Walz and Attorney General…
This November, Minnesota voters will weigh in on a constitutional amendment that would change how the state’s Permanent School Fund gets distributed to schools. Because the fund is not widely…