From CBS News: Amazon to spend $20B on Pennsylvania data centers, including one next to a nuclear power plant. The abbreviation “$20B” in the headline above stands for $20 billion.…
Last year, I asked “How should we pay for the roads?” I noted three sources of pressure on the state government’s sources of funding for the construction and maintenance of…
In the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace, Kathryn, and Bill sit down to STOP THE TAPE on the special session at the Minnesota Capitol! As Democrats wept…
The West Central Tribune reported today that an administrative law judge recommends the approval of a proposed 200-MW capacity solar installation in Renville county. The project, Gopher State Solar, would…
Three weeks past the deadline, Minnesota’s legislators finally passed a budget for the 2026-2027 biennium. Under this budget, the state government will spend $66.0 billion in the 2026-2027 biennium, down…
HF 16/SF 19 was introduced into today’s special session of the Minnesota legislature. It’s one of 14 bills that will be passed today (or tomorrow morning) as part of the…
No, really. The headline from Session Daily: Working group energy agreement cuts back on funding of renewables. The good news is confirmed with the bill’s introduction this morning (HF 7).…
There will be a special session Monday to pass a two-year state budget. All four legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz signed off on a deal to pass 13 bills…
Another suburban high school graduation, another incident involving guns. Late last month, it was the Wayzata High School ceremony, held at the University of Minnesota’s Mariucci hockey arena. This weekend,…
The Minnesota House and Senate will meet in Special Session on Monday, June 9, at 10:00 a.m. The Governor and legislative leaders signed an agreement listing the bills they would…
Ironies abound. The acting U.S. Attorney, Joseph Thompson, announced yesterday that two men were indicted on gun charges who had been employed by a Minneapolis-based violence interruption nonprofit called 21…
State and local taxes and spending Alexandria Echo Press: Minnesota lawmakers approach June without a budget or bonding bill done Fox 9: Beer shortages, dirty parks: What happens without a…
This afternoon, the U.S. Attorney indicted Defendant No. 72 in the sprawling free-food scandal. Dorothy Jean Moore, age 57, billed out of Apple Valley, made her initial court appearance at…
Minnesota legislative leaders and Governor Walz have come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown. But we’ve been here before, only to have that deal announcement interrupted by a…
After two days of deliberations, a jury in Minneapolis found Derrick John Thompson guilty on all counts. Thompson, now age 29, was charged with 15 felonies, including 3rd-degree murder, from…
The legislature is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. on Monday, June 9, for a one-day special session to complete work on the two-year 2026-27 state budget. A few, smaller…
A ratchet wrench is an effective tool that allows for continuous movement of a nut in one direction while preventing movement in the opposite direction. The evolution of the left’s…
Does the American education system provide students enough instructional time to keep them competitive against their peers worldwide? It’s a question policymakers have argued over for decades. In terms of…
Posted on the federal court calendar for next week is a guilty plea hearing for Ahmed Artan, Defendant No. 8 (of 71) in the sprawling free-food scandal. If all goes…
Sound familiar? The AP reported yesterday: Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. That’s billion,…
Draft language in the legislature’s transportation spending bill would drop the maximum e-bike rebate from $1,500 to $750. Quick question: why not $0? The draft language, according to Axios Twin…
The One Big Beautiful Bill (HR1, aka OBBB), passed by the GOP-controlled U.S. House on May 22, 2025, significantly alters federal healthcare funding, impacting Minnesota’s health care system. This omnibus…
The number of principals and assistant principals in Minnesota public schools is up again even though they served fewer students, according to state data from the National Center for Education…
In the Derrick Thompson trial now wrapping up in Minneapolis, his older brother Damarco appeared as a witness for the prosecution. Damarco testified that he was never in the rented…