That is what St. Paul homeowners are about to find out next year when they see their property tax bill. With Mayor Melvin Carter proposing a double-digit tax hike, and…
When I saw the story of White Bear Lake schools changing their homecoming king and queen into a “royalty court” because a student was traumatically misgendered last year, I figured…
Tax cuts are on the agenda in this year’s gubernatorial election. Some are touting this as a way to leave money in people’s pockets to help them cope with the…
Last week, the St. Paul City Council voted to amend the city’s strict rent control ordinance. While the law still caps rent hikes at 3 percent, it will exempt new…
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…
The Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT) project has been a disaster. As my colleague Tom Steward noted recently, construction: …now stands nine years behind schedule, pushed back from 2018 to…
Minnesota educators, your once-a-year-only opportunity to resign from union membership will end this Friday, September 30. If you have decided that union membership is no longer the best choice for…
Dozens of GOP members of Congress have urged the Biden administration to scrutinize the potential national and food security threat posed by a proposed Chinese-owned agriculture plant in the works…
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…
In March 2020, COVID-19 hit Minnesota. State and local governments enacted several measures intended to slow the spread of the virus, chief among these being “lockdowns” of individuals and shutdowns…
In two of the biggest moments of his governorship, Gov. Tim Walz allowed political calculations to cloud his thinking, resulting in terrible outcomes for the Minnesota families who rely on…
Administrative Law Judge Jim Mortenson will likely issue an order in late October/early November on whether the controversial proposed licensing rule changes from Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and…
Mohamed Muse Noor, of Blaine, was arrested before he could board a flight to Istanbul, Turkey. He is the 49th suspect to be arrested in the Feeding Our Future scandal.…
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…
On September 13, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that: The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.1 percent in August on a seasonally adjusted basis after…
According to the New York Times, there is one silver lining to inflation; it will save you money on your taxes next year. Why is that the case? That’s because…
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…
Other nonprofit, free-food networks are implicated in the set of indictments announced by the U.S. Attorney Andy Luger last week. In his press conference on Tuesday, Luger described the dollar…
A hitherto obscure Ramsey County judge, John Guthmann, has received much of the blame for the Feeding Our Future debacle. He has now been vindicated. The fault lies in this…
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…
State and local taxes and spending Pioneer Press: Study: Minnesota missing out on up to $46M in revenue by not taxing newly legal THC edibles Minn Post: State could be…
The majority of Minnesotans are feeling the financial stress from rising prices — albeit to varying degrees. A recent Star Tribune poll reported that while 33 percent of Minnesota households…
In earlier installments of this series, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would increase electric bills for Minnesota businesses by an average of $9,900 per year. In this installment, we…
The Stillwater teachers’ union, known as the St. Croix Education Association, is doing the voters of Stillwater a favor with their outrageous questionnaire for prospective school board candidates. First, the…