Now that the dust has settled on this whirlwind of a legislative session, it’s time to unpack several key provisions in the education omnibus bill and what they mean for…
It appears President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy have reached an agreement to lift the nation’s debt ceiling to prevent a default, as my colleague Martha Njolomole detailed in…
The good news (if you might even call it that) is that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal to prevent a default. The bad news…
Despite efforts by some city leaders, residents, and media to downplay crime in Minneapolis, the amount of lawlessness and violence over the 2023 Memorial Day weekend tells a different story.…
The confidence of Americans in the value of a traditional four-year college degree continues to erode, with a recent Wall Street Journal poll finding 56 percent of respondents don’t think…
The opinion pages of the Star Tribune have recently carried op-eds by a disgruntled conservative who is leaving Minnesota and a liberal bidding him “Good riddance.” Sadly, this latter contribution,…
Your correspondent revisits the venerable Minneapolis neighborhood. Alert readers will recall my visit to Northeast Minneapolis last July and the accompanying slideshow video. The video includes a number of Northeast…
On May 19, the regional electric grid to which Minnesota belongs, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), announced the results of its recent capacity auction. MISO concluded that the region…
Lorain, Ohio is a modest town, still struggling after major employers shut down. The American Ship Building Company, Ford Motor Company assembly plant, and the United States Steel Corporation’s steel…
Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice on Friday to discuss changes to Minnesota’s energy policies in the 2023 legislative session.
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: A breakdown of tax increases, cuts Minnesota lawmakers intend to pass WCCO: Lawmakers reach deal on rebate checks for Minnesotans Duluth News…
This week’s unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling reining in the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of wetlands was hailed by North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as a victory for property owners,…
I’ve explained before just what a total waste of money the proposed Northern Lights Express will be. It will be a slower, more expensive, and less convenient way of moving…
Now that’s a first! Governor Walz yesterday vetoed a bill that would have raised prices for customers using ridesharing apps Uber and Lyft, and likely reduced demand for the services,…
In just 59 minutes, we cover the bad, the bad, and the ugly that was the 2023 session. Bill Walsh and I cover the waterfront on the “historic,” “transformational” legislature…
The Wall Street Journal reports that Germany has entered into a recession as households cut spending in response to sharply higher prices for energy and food. Energy prices rose due to…
With Gov. Tim Walz and DFL legislators patting themselves on the back, taking selfies and firing up the marching band, most Minnesotans in the latest Thinking Minnesota poll were telling…
It was only a matter of time until the seemingly endless stream of illegal immigrants and human smugglers aiding and abetting them started probing the porous U.S. border with Canada.…
After E-12 Education, Health and Human Services (HHS) is Minnesota’s next biggest general fund expenditure. In the 2022-2023 biennium, for example, HHS took up nearly thirty percent of all general…
In our exclusive Thinking Minnesota opinion poll, conducted from Sunday through Tuesday, ending the day after the 2023 legislative session gaveled out, found that 51 percent of voters believe the…
Support for school choice policies that would expand educational freedom in Minnesota is strong, according to poll results from Morning Consult. Majorities of both surveyed school parents and surveyed adults…
The Minnesota legislature is taking taxpayers for a ride by passing a provision providing a subsidy worth up to $1,500 for people who buy electric bikes, commonly referred to as…
Since the end of last week, the DFL has been celebrating the passage of their $3 billion tax relief plan, calling it the biggest tax cut in Minnesota’s history. But…
Much has been made of the Mayo Clinic’s successful showdown with the Minnesota Nurses Association over the union’s now-foiled attempt to dictate staffing levels at Minnesota hospitals with the complicity…