It was bound to happen given the steady decline in college enrollment nationwide. Fewer students equates to fewer dollars coming in the door, forcing administrators to face inevitable budget cuts…
There are many reasons why a secure border is critically important for the U.S. The lack of a secure border amplifies the devastating impacts of illegal drug smuggling and the associated…
Three things are essential for economic growth: an increase in labor (number of hours worked), an increase in capital, and an increase in total factor productivity, which can be understood…
Free-food nonprofit is seeking reinstatement to program. Most of the attention in Minnesota’s free-food scandal has fallen on the now-defunct nonprofit Feeding Our Future. The second-largest nonprofit in the free-food…
According to Education Minnesota’s most recent federal filing, the teachers’ union continued to lose members from 2021-2022. This marks the second consecutive year that the state teachers’ union has lost…
Capitol Watch is a weekly update sent to thousands of Minnesotans during the legislative session. Click here to get it sent right to your inbox. The state has a surplus…
Governor Walz and other liberal lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require Minnesota to derive 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free resources by 2040, but his proposal would not…
With the state government’s budget forecast to run a surplus of $17.6 billion dollars to June 2025, there will, no doubt, be all sorts of proposals put forward for how…
Earlier today, the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) announced that the Minnesota government will have an extra $17.6 billion to work with in the 2024-2025 biennium. This is up from…
For the past two school years, Minnesota public school enrollment has declined, and the state’s school system has lost thousands of students to other learning environments. (We will see if…
If criminal justice system accountability is important to you, consider letting the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (MSGC) know your position at a Public Hearing on 12/15/22 at 1 pm. The…
Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) will release its November Budget and Economic Forecast today. We will have to wait till 11:30am for full details, but the headline number is striking:…
The latest Thinking Minnesota poll was conducted last week, and the top choice for what to do with the budget surplus for Minnesotans was once again permanent tax cuts. Twenty-seven percent of respondents…
State government in one pie chart. As we get ready for tomorrow’s reveal of the current status of Minnesota’s budget, it’s worth reviewing where all the money goes. The single…
A report from the administrative law judge tasked with reviewing proposed amendments to the state’s licensure rule for teachers has been released. The 86-page report responds to rule changes to…
It’s the same old story, but with a cruel twist for taxpayers. Like other public transit systems, the Duluth Transit Authority continues to run half-empty buses, still lagging far behind…
For years, Minnesotans have been told that our state should pass the same energy policies as Germany, which has subsidized wind and solar power, shut down its nuclear and coal-fired…
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released data showing that the United States economy added 263,000 jobs in November. Some, such as Senator Elizabeth Warren, saw this as unequivocally good news:…
Isaac Orr joins Jon Justice to talk about the push from wind and solar groups to pass aggressive climate legislation now that Minnesota liberals are in full control of the…
I recently posed the question, “How much money should public schools spend per student?” Depends on who you ask. School spending is easily one of the loudest debates in education,…
Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer with more than 25 years of international engineering experience in chemicals, oil and gas, and renewables, who writes for Forbes and Utility Forecaster. In…
State and local taxes and spending Pine and Lakes Echo Journal: Nisswa taxpayers likely to see 12% hike in city taxes Rochester Post Bulletin: Letter: Tax increases in a time…
Between November 15th and 16th, leaders of the G20 met in Bali, Indonesia, for their annual summit. Like the past couple of years, growing income inequality was one of the…
Three articles appeared in the 12/2/23 edition of the Star Tribune that should resonate with those who understand the importance the police play in the future of Minneapolis. The first…