“The rich should pay their fair share.” That sentiment has been expressed not only by many politicians but even by the rich themselves. Despite the evidence, the idea that rich…
Even with a forecast budget surplus of $17.6 billion, Gov. Walz’ “One Minnesota” budget seeks to raise taxes. One of these increases is a 1.5% surcharge on capital gains and…
Did most free-food money go to fraud in Minnesota? It sure looks like it. In Gov. Walz’ budget proposal filed this week, the Walz administration has added some details to…
Last week, Gov. Tim Walz presented bits of his budget proposal. Yesterday, he released his full budget recommendations, and this is how he plans to spend Minnesota’s budget surplus. Tax…
When he announced his $65.2 billion two-year ‘One Minnesota’ budget yesterday, a 26% increase from the current two-year budget, Gov. Walz claimed that it will “lower costs, cut taxes, and…
For Liban Alishire, the JigJiga is truly up. Last night, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota sent out a press release announcing the latest guilty plea in the Feeding Our Future…
Gov. Tim Walz did the most amazing thing today as he released his 2024-25 state budget: he kept a straight face proposing tax increases on top of the $17.6 billion…
It’s no secret that a chronic housing shortage affects both urban and rural Minnesota in many areas. So three years ago, Martin County officials in southwestern Minnesota decided to do…
Minnesota’s forecast budget surplus of $17.6 billion is a historic opportunity. As we have long noted, Minnesotans are some of the most heavily taxed citizens in the United States and…
It is mind-boggling enough that with an $18 billion surplus, Minnesota DFL lawmakers have expressed no interest in lowering taxes for Minnesotans. But what is even harder to rationalize is…
Being in downtown Minneapolis these days is like being in downtown Los Angeles at the start of that old Charlton Heston movie The Omega Man: there are few people around…
Governor Walz really wants to help Minnesota’s economy. He wants to make Minnesota a better state for workers and businesses as well. To that, he has unveiled another part of…
One of the main problems with the paid family and medical leave scheme being pushed by the DFL in St. Paul is the extent to which it will force businesses…
Last November, talking about how to spend what was then an estimated $9.3 billion surplus, Gov. Tim Walz said he wanted to focus heavily on one-time spending, citing the grim…
Can St. Paul be far behind? San Francisco’s official African American Reparations Advisory Committee issued a report last month detailing recommendations for local residents, victims of the City’s past discrimination.…
It’s Super Bowl Sunday this weekend and, once again, the Vikings will be watching it at home. It is also budget season at the state Capitol, with Gov. Tim Walz…
Two defendants in the Feeding Our Future case were also arrested for passport fraud as they tried to flee the country. Both of them have been released from jail. Abdiaziz…
According to the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), combined tax revenues in the months of November and December exceeded the November forecast by over $200 million — or 4.4 percent.…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has sued an Edina-based nonprofit associated with Feeding Our Future. He filed the lawsuit yesterday in Hennepin County. The nonprofit was located at a co-working…
In the budget biennium 2024-2025, Minnesota’s state government is forecast to take in $17.6 billion more than it says it needs. You might have expected a debate over whether the…
Right before the New Year, a U.S. District Court judge approved the sale of three properties forfeited in the Feeding Our Future case. The properties were Nos. 10, 11, and…
Fargo taxpayers let it rip when they were recently asked their opinion on the city’s proposed up to $11 million pedestrian bridge connecting City Hall to the riverfront. This excerpt…
This post was originally emailed to subscribers of our Capitol Watch weekly email. To subscribe, click here. Elections have consequences. Minnesota Democrats ran the table in the 2022 election and…
Mostly, the idea is to hire more bureaucrats. Hoping to avoid a repeat of the Feeding Our Future scandal, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has proposed a package of measures. Of…