This morning at about 8:00 a.m., a series of violent incidents played out throughout Minneapolis, ending with the suspect crashing into another vehicle, killing two adults and seriously injuring a…
Property taxes are rising across Minnesota. Ramsey County officials are proposing increases in the property tax levy of 9.75% in 2026 and 7.5% in 2027. In Willmar, the preliminary 2026 property tax levy…
It’s back to school time again and it’s also time for Minnesota teachers to decide about union membership. From now until Sept. 30, Minnesota teachers can opt-out of the union if they…
Today, we have a pair of Minnesota Men set to return to their native Mexico, if all goes according to plan in court today. Both are scheduled to appear in…
Ahmednaji Maalim Aftin Sheikh, 28, a citizen and resident of Kenya, was indicted today in federal court on an international money laundering charge. Sheikh becomes Defendant No. 74 in the…
Last year, Minnesota lawmakers agreed to fund another 5,200 seats of free, voluntary pre-kindergarten. This $38 million funding boost for prekindergarten comes as some school districts struggle to close budget…
A federal tax-credit scholarship provision will go into effect on January 1, 2027 and eligible K-12 students can then begin receiving scholarships to use toward qualified education expenses. If their…
In recent years, proponents of Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) — programs that provide direct cash payments to low-income individuals with no strings attached— have touted it as a solution to fighting…
Erick Jorge Diego Alvarez-Henandez, age 46, was arraigned on two felony counts last week in federal court in downtown St. Paul. The first count addressed his re-entry to America after…
Khadar Jigre Adan, now aged 62, became the third and final defendant associated with the JigJiga business and entertainment center to plead guilty in the Feeding Our Future case. Adan…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! This week, we’re recording from a brand-new venue: the great Minnesota Get-Together! Grace and Kathryn dive into State Fair news, sample the latest…
New Policy A new policy put in place by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (DC) is playing out in a troubling manner and deserves another…
To succeed socially or academically, students “have pretended to hold more progressive views than [they] truly endorse,” according to a first-of-its-kind study of Northwestern University and University of Michigan students…
In summer 1945, Japan’s war in China — which had consumed an estimated 20 million Chinese lives since 1937, the true beginning of World War Two — raged on. So…
Jose Alfredo Ojeda Garcia, age 33, appears to be on his way back to Mexico, again, after an extended visit to Minnesota. He’s been in federal custody since early February,…
The Minnesota Department of Education recently released data for the 2023-2024 school year, showing that the number of chronically absent students remains high in Minnesota. A student is considered chronically…
Academic performance on the reading and math Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) is slightly down from last year, and more than half of public school students statewide remain below grade-level proficiency.…
Pedro Alvarez-Hernandez, age 45, is our Minnesota Man of the day. Alvarez appeared at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis to enter a guilty plea for felony illegal immigration. He…
The first day of school is still one of my favorite days of the year. My oldest daughter teaches kindergarten at a Catholic school in the Twin Cities and every…
Minnesota educators now have another option for liability coverage and professional services through the Teacher Freedom Alliance (TFA), a new network for teachers interested in an alternative to government unions.…
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) once known as “food stamps” program is a federally funded program that spends more than $100 billion/year. How much of that money is being…
A recent study published in the journal IScience found that the number of adults who read for pleasure in the United States has continued to fall. While 26 percent of…
Chronic absenteeism remains at crisis levels in both America and Minnesota. Escalated by the pandemic, the 2023-2024 school year saw a national chronic absentee rating of 23.5 percent. In the…
Media outlets reported that multiple law enforcement sources have identified the Annunciation school shooter as “Robin M. Westman,” a 23-year-old former student who graduated from 8th grade at Annunciation in…