Would it surprise you to learn that government employees under investigation for misconduct and sometimes even criminal activity get paid to stay home from work rather than be fired? KARE 11 investigators found investigations sometimes take years, even when the misconduct was self-reported or caught on video! In the meantime, taxpayers are shelling out millions of dollars in pay and benefits.
Finally some leadership! A school board member in the state’s largest school district threw down the gauntlet this week with a list of policies, practices and funding choices that need…
On Oct. 7, 2023, the world witnessed Hamas’ brutal invasion of Israel — the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. In the days that followed, loud voices attempted to…
Will she resign from office? KVRR and other news outlets are reporting that Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) has been arrested in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Detroit Lakes is the county seat…
As I noted yesterday, the Star Tribune carried an article last week by Evan Ramstad which provided a decent tour d’horizon of the economic debate in Minnesota. Titled “Guess what, Minnesota: Retirees are moving here, not…
It’s a saga worthy of George Jefferson himself. The controversial Democratic Congresswoman from Minneapolis was back in the news today. More precisely, her eldest daughter was in the news for…