Minnesota’s new Free School Meals program that took effect July 1 could impact the compensatory revenue districts receive in the future. Compensatory revenue, funding intended to help students who are…
It happens so rarely that you can’t help but notice when it does. Every once in a while, the proverbial little guy prevails over the powers that be — or…
Gov. Tim Walz doesn’t seem to understand the definition of the word “ban.” Earlier this year, Walz repeatedly claimed the state of Florida was banning books. This was easily debunked…
An op-ed piece about the Golden Valley Police Department recently appeared in the New York Times and was reprinted in the Star Tribune. My response to both newspapers follows. In…
Beginning in fall 2024, Minnesota will make public college and university tuition free for thousands of residents. The North Star Promise Scholarship program will cover “the balance of tuition and…
The American Revolution began in April 1775 and quickly turned from a small-scale armed conflict into a full-on war between Great Britain and the residents of its 13 North American…
The Rebuild Duluth housing initiative began with the best of intentions like so many other government programs. The idea unveiled by Duluth Mayor Emily Larson four years ago was to…
It’s been very warm in Minnesota over the last two weeks, leading families to turn up the air conditioning. One thing that hasn’t been turned up over the last 14…
In “Get on board with the train to Duluth” (June 11) the Star Tribune’s Editorial Board announced its support for the Northern Lights Express (NLX), the proposed passenger train service…
In July 1858, Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the incumbent Democrat, Stephen Douglas, were locked in a tight race for one of Illinois’ Senate seats. The major issue in the race…
I review the memoir Mosaic Republic by the 21-year-old candidate for Minneapolis city council Ward 6. Tiger Worku celebrated his 21st birthday just yesterday, as he continues his campaign. The…
Compared to the rest of the country, Minnesota does not rank favorably on business regulation. A lot of studies that quantify regulation usually rank us below average. The 2015 Small…
Last week, the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released its fourth report on the $2.7 billion Southwest Light Rail Line (SWLRT). It found, according to the Star Tribune, that; The Metropolitan Council…
State and local taxes and spending Twin Cities Business: Paying Your Fair Share! KSTP: Question on St. Paul ballot will ask for sales tax increase to fund road, bridge maintenance…
The North Dakota Legislature just handed taxpayers the biggest property and income tax cut in state history, more than half a billion dollars overall. But that could be only a…
The Minneapolis park police have preemptively closed the iconic Stone Arch Bridge during overnight hours through July 5. Independent journalist Rebecca Brannon reports on the mayhem occurring this week that…
The easy part ended when the Minnesota Legislature rubber-stamped Rochester’s request to ask voters to extend the city’s expiring half-cent local sales tax for another 16 years. This fall residents…
Facial recognition technology (FRT) is under fire as part of a civil suit filed by the ACLU yesterday. FRT is an invaluable public safety tool, which should be preserved through reasonable…
A recent CNN article said: After two years of surging prices, economists still can’t agree on what has caused the world’s worst inflation crisis in decades. While the usual culprits…
The auditors’ report identifies dozens of questionable transactions. You will recall the fallout back in March from the disastrous, late-February, Expo put on at the convention center by the City…
My friend Madi Hilly has blown up the internet over the last two days after posing next to stored nuclear fuel while 27 weeks pregnant while visiting Idaho National Labs.…
A 30-second ad put out by the state’s tourism board was featured today on the multimillion-follower Twitter account Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok). The video can be seen here. The Libs’…
Thanks to some absentee council members, rent control will likely not appear on the November ballot in Minneapolis. As reported by the Star Tribune, In a contentious maneuver backed by…
Vagrants sleeping in skyways and parking ramps, discarded drug paraphernalia on sidewalks, impromptu campsites in public areas. It’s become an all too familiar scenario, increasingly even in cities outside the…