There used to be a longstanding tradition of election policy bills requiring bipartisan support in order to pass. Because election law by definition is so fraught with partisan politics, it…
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…
The spectacular growth of the government-nonprofit industrial complex.
Last month I outlined why I think the current proposal from Republicans in St. Paul to bail the voters of Minneapolis out of the consequences of their decisions with a…
There’s probably nothing off-limits when it comes to state government’s insatiable appetite for ever more influence over Minnesotans’ daily lives. But local control over city residential zoning laws and land…
They built themselves a palace, might as well work year-round In 2016, the Minnesota legislature put a constitutional amendment on the ballot claiming it would limit the ability to raise…
If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there’d be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman Last week, Uber and Lyft, true to their word, announced…
The Redwood County Board of Commissioners recently unilaterally decided to convert the county recorder’s office into an appointed, rather than elective position, chosen by voters every four years. The move…
MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, made headlines yesterday for giving away a small part of her massive fortune to a handful of Minnesota nonprofits. The Minneapolis Star…
Last week, Uber and Lyft, true to their word, announced that they would stop operating in Minneapolis after the City Council passed an ordinance hiking driver pay. Now, WCCO reports: Minnesota House…
Earlier today, the Senate Housing and Homeless Prevention Committee held a hearing on two important housing reform bills — SF 3980 and SF 3964. SF 3964 is yet the most comprehensive…
Today is Super Tuesday, and the 2024 political campaign kicks off in earnest for Minnesota and the fifteen other states holding primary elections. So, it’s time to check in with…
Getting a barber license is not easy in Minnesota. Currently, state law requires that anyone applying for a barber license go through 1,500 hours of training, take four exams, and…
From eye-popping spending proposals and possible welfare expansion to a $20 minimum wage and numerous proposed regulations, the 2024 session seems to be a continuation of last year’s expansion of…
It’s taking longer than North Dakota residents would prefer for the U.S. Postal Service to provide answers on the problems plaguing mail delivery in much of the state. Not least…
The duel between Fargo and the state over whether North Dakota cities can restrict the sale of firearms and ammunition under their home rule authority appears to be over with…
House Democrats heard a bill in the Elections Committee this week to address what they think is a disturbing trend in Minnesota: people actually paying attention to local school board elections. Life…
The world may never know. Over at PowerLine, John Hinderaker records the recent multi-state criminal history of the Venezuelan illegal immigrant accused of murdering that nursing student in Athens, GA.…
Despite promising a short to-do list, the 2024 legislative session is off to a busy start. Over 500 bills have been introduced in the House first week of the session,…
Never say never. Dubbed the “North Star Act” (as in “follow the North Star from the southern border”) the bill would designate all of Minnesota as a sanctuary state for…
From time to time I have been accused of only ever offering criticisms of what is wrong with Minnesota’s economy and the state’s economic policy and of failing to offer…
Photo: Tony Webster via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Tomorrow the Walz administration plans to close the historic Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the public forever, transferring…
The final campaign finance numbers are in for the 2023 election for the Minneapolis city council. All 13 council seats were on the ballot, and the results saw the avowedly…
Another election cycle is already underway, and the money is piling up. I’ve been following the money in state Democrat politics in my Minnesota for Sale series. I’ve assembled the…