Even educators can learn their lessons, though all too often at the expense of students. After 30 some years of failed fads led to embarrassingly low reading test scores statewide,…
At a time when reliability concerns are plaguing most regional power grids in America, it helps to remember one of the largest blackouts in the country’s history — the 2003…
Recently I have written about how Minnesota’s economy — even in per capita terms — has grown more slowly than the United States’ economy generally every year since 2014. But…
Private school, homeschool, and charter school parents are more satisfied with their children’s schooling experiences compared to district school parents, according to EdChoice’s national 2023 Schooling in America Survey. Conducted…
A recent MinnPost “fact brief” article used national assessment data to show that, on average, Minnesota’s scores for fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading have been slightly higher than Iowa’s…
Back in May, I noted that Minnesota’s economy has grown more slowly than the national average in every year since 2014. One respondent wrote: “Figures don’t lie, but liars sure…
The Associated Press all but served as the Biden administration’s PR agency recently in gushing over the proposed rollback of reforms to the Endangered Species Act implemented in 2019. The…
My great-aunt smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and died in her mid-80s. Does this prove that smoking isn’t harmful? Of course not. Longevity is affected by many things.…
Contrary to reports suggesting Minneapolis is turning the corner on crime, the violence this past weekend demonstrates the city has a long way to go. Friday evening, a Minneapolis police…
While government workers’ rights regarding union membership were restored in 2018, barriers still remain. Not all public employees know their options and alternatives or have access to resources to help them make…
What happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. As word of the North Dakota tribes’ $115 million venture into…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Cheap insulin, expanded tax credits and other benefits now available for undocumented Minnesotans Winona Post: Winona County OKs first tax increase for…
Once, when I was a kid back in Britain, I was watching Superman II on TV. At the end, with General Zod vanquished, the music swells and the Man of…
As Minnesota moves into the “legalization of adult-use marijuana” business, it never hurts to keep an eye out for what’s next on the progressive agenda. Look no further than Oregon,…
One would think Mary Moriarty might give pause to the belief that her role as lead prosecutor is to argue on behalf of violent, murderous defendants. Consistency is often a…
The Biden administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants has come under criticism from the largest regional power grid operators in the country.…
None of the three Minnesota school districts that sought residents’ approval for bonding referendums this week came close to succeeding. But the losses in the Annandale (57-43%) and Glenville-Emmons (55-45%)…
On August 8, four regional grid operators, Pennsylvania Jersey Maryland (PJM), the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) issued…
Likely unbeknownst to many (including me, originally) the National Education Association — the largest teachers’ union in the country — has a federal charter that was issued by the U.S.…
The window for candidate filings opened on August 1 and runs through August 15. The filings, so far, do include a few surprises. All thirteen seats on the Minneapolis City…
Just last month a New York Times opinion article about Golden Valley, MN got a lot of attention. The title of the piece was “Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.” Golden…
With the recent legalization of marijuana, Minnesota plans to not only make reparations to residents affected by former marijuana laws, but also give preferential treatment to organizations in those communities. …
Center of the American Experiment has modeled the impacts of the Biden administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules regulating carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and determined that these…
Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are all more appealing states to teach in compared to Minnesota, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Learning Policy Institute. (And how…