On Boxing Day, the Minneapolis Star Tribune published an article documenting concerns in the state’s nonprofit sector of a backlash arising from the Feeding Our Future scandal. The paper quotes…
Definitions of a small business vary, sometimes depending on the type of industry. But generally, firm size is defined by the amount of revenue or level of employment. In some…
Residents in St. Paul will face a 14.65 percent property tax hike come 2023. Things could have been worse, however, at least according to the City Council. Initially, the Mayor…
The Red River Regional Dispatch Center serves as the nerve center for emergency police, fire and medical response in Moorhead and the greater Fargo area. Plans in the works call…
There’s still time for the Olmsted County Board to pull back from the 5.9 percent tax levy increase commissioners plan to approve in Rochester tomorrow. But the odds appear to…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that 14 figures indicted in the Feeding Our Future case have operated 11 daycare centers who have collectively received $22 million from the state in…
Suspended large free-food charity moves ahead on the litigation front. The St. Paul-based Partners in Nutrition, d/b/a Partners in Quality Care, was suspended by the state Department of Education (MDE)…
A public records data request shines some light on the origins of the free-food nonprofit Feeding Our Future. The Minnesota-based group Public Record Media (PRM) recently received a batch of…
The news that Minnesota’s state government is forecast to run a budget surplus of $17.6 billion in the 2024-2025 biennium prompted some to ask where all that money came from.…
The Pioneer Press asks Minnesota has a surplus of nearly $18 billion. Are taxes too high? Or spending too low? The answer apparently depends on who you ask. But what…
One of the likely recipients of a chunk of Minnesota’s forecast budget surplus of $17.6 billion is a scheme for paid family and medical leave. You might ask yourself, ‘What’s…
In recent years, Hollywood celebrities have possibly been among the most outspoken proponents of higher taxes, with some of them even penning a letter calling for higher taxes. Why they…
The short answer is “no” when looking at three key measures. Earlier in the week, I posted a pie chart of state government spending. The chart shows that just two…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The third large free-food nonprofit suspended by the state Department of Education (MDE) appeared in the state Court of Appeals yesterday. Youth Leadership Academy, d/b/a Gar Gaar Family Services, is…
Normally, a 40 percent increase in property taxes would send most taxpayers through the roof. But that’s a bargain for Braham taxpayers in comparison to their preliminary taxation notices that…
KARE-11’s Lou Raguse drew my attention to this free-food fraud story out of St. Louis. The alleged fraud involved ($21 million) seems like small potatoes compared to the numbers up…
In honor (if that’s the correct word) of its triumph in this year’s Golden Turkey competition for worst government spending, we’re releasing this video on the Feeding Our Future scandal.…
Households across Minnesota are being hit with notifications that their property taxes will go up because the value of their property has gone up. To give just one example, the…