Shrimp for 69 cents a pound anyone? That would be quite a bargain for sea food lovers. But not so much for taxpayers. Yet that’s how much some legislators want…
Minneapolis may boast it makes the “Best of” lists, but this self-praise is not reality for most of the city’s population. Frontpage Magazine recently published an article on how the…
Most of what happens behind the scenes at state agencies stays behind the scenes. The gears of government grind on, leaving taxpayers little choice but to trust that officials act…
Governor Mark Dayton threw down the gauntlet today, telling Minnesota’s Republican-controlled legislature that he may shut down the state’s government if the legislature doesn’t obey his orders on spending: “I…
Most of what happens behind the scenes at state agencies stays behind the scenes. The gears of government grind on, leaving taxpayers little choice but to trust that officials act…
This morning’s Star Tribune has a long article on the growing secrecy surrounding government activities in Minnesota: Train cars loaded with highly flammable oil roll through Minnesota cities every day,…
Using recycled rubber tires as mulch for playgrounds and infill for athletic fields could come to a screeching halt. According to the Star Tribune, the Minneapolis City Council is…
The aftermath of Hillary Clinton’s crushing loss just got more personal for Sen. Tim Kaine, Clinton’s former running mate. It turns out Linwood Kaine, one of the Virginia senator’s sons,…
The two top politically connected Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority execs with deep ties to the Dayton Administration cleaned out their desks a couple weeks ago. But there’s still plenty more…
The question of whether voter fraud exists remains a controversial issue that surfaces every election cycle with little resolution. Common sense suggests that some of the 500,000 Minnesotans who take…
We have been telling you about a new rule the Feds promulgated the day before President Trump took office. The rule could officially expand the boundaries of the Met Council…
The omnibus elections bill to be heard tonight in the Minnesota Senate Committee on State Government Finance and Policy and Elections includes a number of important provisions to strengthen the…
Congressman Tom Emmer’s much anticipated (at least in the media) town hall meeting did not live up to advanced billing by most press accounts. A lively but largely civil give-and-take…
The Metropolitan Council still holds the title of the biggest, most powerful unelected regional government in the country bar none. But that would change under proposed legislation calling for local…
The feds implemented a new rule in the federal register regarding metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) like the Metropolitan Council on the day before President Trump took office. The rule would…
The Metropolitan Council still holds the title of the biggest, most powerful unelected regional government in the country bar none. But that would change under proposed legislation calling for local…
According to the Strib, Roe “helped engineer the DFL gains that resulted in 1972 in full DFL control of the Legislature and the governor’s office for the first time in…
MPR reports that Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority chair Michele Kelm-Helgen has resigned in the face of a mounting public backlash over luxury suites and other perks at US Bank Stadium.…
Age ain’t nothing but a number, right? Tell that to 25-year-olds who can’t believe they still live at home. As the newest Policy Fellow at the Center of the American…
DFL factional in-fighting has reached a new low in the Minneapolis mayoral campaign with the revelation of a dirty trick by Mayor Betsy Hodges’ team against her leading rival for…
The theme of the Center’s quarterly lunch forums this year will be, why liberal policies are bad for young people. It has long been accepted that young people tend to…
Funding for public broadcasting may be on the chopping block in Washington again. Maybe that explains why Minnesota Public Radio went before state lawmakers this week to ask for a…
The hottest seat at the Capitol last night was at the Pension Commission. The Capitol hearing room was packed with legislators, retirees, police officers and other public employees, union officials,…
We welcome the fact that the Trump administration hit the “pause button.” Minnesota needs time to get a handle on this. When you invite people to your country, to your…