On Thursday, 11/3/22, the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (MSGC) met for its November meeting. Learn more about the MSGC here. The MSGC, being largely a gubernatorially appointed body, has significant influence…
According to federal data, people who decide to step on light rail in the Twin Cities are at more risk for being injured by an assailant than any other light…
Dane Smith, a progressive Senior Policy Fellow and President Emeritus of Growth & Justice, wrote a commentary that was recently published in the Star Tribune editorial pages. His commentary attempted…
The Star Tribune reported last week that the City of Minneapolis is planning to buy the site of the abandoned Speedway gas station at George Floyd Square with the intention…
Gov. Walz and legislative leaders spent the summer of 2020 debating a response to the May riots and their aftermath. The Democratic Party position was outlined in press conferences and…
The Star Tribune has published a 3-part series on Minnesota’s juvenile justice system. The series paints a picture of inexplicably poor decisions made by our political and juvenile justice leadership…
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (MSGC) is an appointed governmental body that has significant influence over the direction and effectiveness of our state’s criminal justice systems, through the establishment of…
There’s a loophole in the state statute that requires health care facilities to report suspicious injuries caused by a firearm or other dangerous weapon to authorities. The law leaves out…
Monday 10/24/22 marked the end of criminal prosecution of the former police officers involved in George Floyd’s death. As jury selection was about to begin in the state trial of…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
The back pages of this week’s Star Tribune were a quiet reminder of the investigative clean-up that continues some 2 ½ years after the George Floyd-related riots. This is a sliver…
Outrage grows over escalating violence at the U of M.
Minnesotans frequently ask Center of the American Experiment how they can find information to help evaluate the performance of judges in their district. Unfortunately information on judicial performance is traditionally reported…
While all of the attention of late has been on apprehensions of migrants at the southern border, the northern border made the news last week. The U.S. Border Patrol issued…
In September 2022, Center for American Progress (CAP) published a presentation that summarized “a body of polling and qualitative research conducted from April to August 2022.” Much of the presentation…
In a shocking random act of violence, New York City Fire Department Lieutenant Alison Russo-Elling, 61, was fatally stabbed while walking in uniform in Queens, NY mid-day on September 29.…
There’s a lot of talk about a labor shortage in schools, businesses and industry across the board. But the labor crunch that should arguably concern the public more than any…
After unprecedented surges in crime in 2020 and 2021, some have suggested Minneapolis is turning the corner on crime. Not so fast. Three quarters of the way through 2022, the city…
The Beltrami County jail in Bemidji rates as one of the most dangerous facilities in the state — and not just for inmates. In a recent update to the citizens…
CAE Policy Fellow David Zimmer joined Judge Jeanine Pirro Sunday on her national radio program to discuss the recent politically motivated vehicular homicide in North Dakota. The case involving defendant…
Gunfire injured a 21 and 18 year old male just outside Richfield High School’s football game Friday night, resulting in the cancellation of the game in the 4th quarter. See…
Three weeks after President Biden made a much-publicized speech condemning “MAGA” Republicans and labeling them a “threat to this country,” a man ran down and killed a teen in McHenry…
Pretty much everyone agrees Minneapolis and St. Paul desperately need more police officers on the streets, a lot more. It’s still just too unpredictable and potentially dangerous to take a…
More Minneapolis residents and businesses are turning to private security. Why isn’t Minneapolis city government? Last week, Emma Freire published a piece at City Journal under the headline “Police by…