Is the ‘sanctuary’ bill dead for this session?
Never say never. Dubbed the “North Star Act” (as in “follow the North Star from the southern border”) the bill would designate all of Minnesota as a sanctuary state for…
Never say never. Dubbed the “North Star Act” (as in “follow the North Star from the southern border”) the bill would designate all of Minnesota as a sanctuary state for…
From time to time I have been accused of only ever offering criticisms of what is wrong with Minnesota’s economy and the state’s economic policy and of failing to offer…
Photo: Tony Webster via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Tomorrow the Walz administration plans to close the historic Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the public forever, transferring…
The final campaign finance numbers are in for the 2023 election for the Minneapolis city council. All 13 council seats were on the ballot, and the results saw the avowedly…
Another election cycle is already underway, and the money is piling up. I’ve been following the money in state Democrat politics in my Minnesota for Sale series. I’ve assembled the…
In part 3 of my video series, I dive into the power-behind-the-throne of Minnesota politics, the dark money network Alliance for a Better MN. This outfit, headquartered in a craptacular…
The 2024 Minnesota legislative session is about to start next week, and there is likely going to be a debate on raising the minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers.…
The failed Minneapolis city council candidate is trying again in a race for a suburban state House of Representatives seat. The folks behind the trademarked Twitter (X) account WedgeLive! noticed…
In part 2 of my video series, I dig into the Minnesota political contributions of George Soros, his network, and his extended family. The five-minute video covers the period through…
On January 22, Senator Omar Fateh held a press conference about a bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements around the state. He plans to introduce the bill in the 2024…
Here we go again. The congresswoman from Minnesota (representing the 5th district–Minneapolis and nearby suburbs) has stirred up another international controversy. And, as always, local media show little interest. [Update:…
North Dakota has joined a coalition of 25 Republican-led states coming to the defense of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s escalating standoff with the Biden administration over the state’s effort to…
As we enter a major election year, I look back on the most recent campaign finance cycle in Minnesota (2021-22), that saw Democrats enjoy a massive money advantage (2x to…
One of the strangest and most disturbing political trends in recent years has been the enthusiastic embrace by many on the “left” of the most putrid racial politics long associated…
Now that Gov. Doug Burgum has decided against seeking a third term, whoever follows him in office will be the first North Dakota governor to be restricted to no more…
If my hypothesis is correct, then the controversial voting method would finally be good for something. Readers will recall that I’ve been searching for evidence of voting fraud in recent…