There is one week left in the regular legislative session and to no one’s surprise, the parties are stuck on the big stuff. Everyone is waiting for a breakthrough on…
Today is Minnesota Statehood Day, celebrating our state’s admittance to the union as the 32nd state 167 years ago. Over the last few years, I’ve written a number of articles…
Regulation Star Tribune: Ramstad: Effort to change the ban on noncompetes emerges in the Legislature KAXE: ‘Blue Dog’ Dems vote to roll back paid sick leave at small farms, businesses…
In 2021, St. Paul residents voted to adopt what was yet the strictest rent control policy in the nation. The ordinance capped annual rent increases at 3 percent, had no…
On Wednesday, I offered a cautious welcome for the House tax bill. Faced with ballooning state government budget deficits as a result of an explosion in spending since 2023, the…
Yesterday, the state House of Representatives passed HF 2442, the Energy omnibus budget bill for FY 2026-27. As passed, the bill runs less than 6 pages of text. The bare-bones…
[See below for an important update.] Two vehicular homicide cases in Minneapolis are making headlines this week. In an incident that occurred last Wednesday (April 30), Sophia Sullivan, aged 38,…
I’ve written before about our local DFLers fondness for trumpeting some of the various rankings of states compiled as clickbait by various bloggers and passed off as “studies.” “Data is…
A recent CBS News article interviewed new Education Minnesota president Monica Byron on the state of education as she takes the helm of the teachers’ union, with reporter Esme Murphy…
Slowly, but surely the realization the new administration means business in scrutinizing previous policies and cutting programs that do not align has begun to hit home. Rochester public school officials…
Yesterday, Republican and DFL leads on the House taxes panel unveiled their proposed tax bill. It deserves a cautious welcome and shows how divided government is paying off this session. WCCO…
The four-year graduation rate for Minnesota’s class of 2024 is the highest to date at 84.2 percent, according to newly released data from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Yet,…
As discussions on what to do about the state budget deficit continue at the legislature, American Experiment urges no tax hikes. As our research has noted, not only does Minnesota…
In one of the most CRINGEWORTHY Stop the Tapes of all time, Grace, Kathryn, and Bill wince through Democratic MN Senators defend their radical ethnic studies agenda (Including Senator Erin…
The fifth and final defendant in the Feeding Our Future-related juror bribery case is expected to enter a guilty plea. In a filing made today in federal court, Abdiaziz Shafii…
The State of Minnesota is the second largest landowner in the North Star state, the third largest landowner in the entire U.S. Small wonder then that state lawmakers passed legislation…
In 2022, Mary Moriarty ran for Hennepin County Attorney on a key campaign promise — “ratcheting up accountability” for police officers, specifically with the Minneapolis Police Department. This focus seemed…
The state House of Representatives Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight committee met again this morning to take up the subject of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota. It was the tenth…
A spring teacher survey reveals strong support for education savings accounts (ESAs) in K-12 education. This includes 81 percent of private school teachers and 74 percent of district school teachers.…
I’m considering opening a lock and key business in Hudson, Wisconsin this summer. Because unless the Minnesota legislature acts, almost all keys and key fobs will be illegal beginning July…
All progress on the state budget came to a grinding halt this week when House Democrats broke an agreement with Republicans to move budget bills to the floor once they…
It looks like a fourth guilty plea will soon be entered in the juror bribery case arising out of the first Feeding Our Future trial held last year. Said Farah…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota Democrats look for money to stave off federal cuts — and other labor news WCCO: Proposal in Minnesota Legislature would repeal…
Two things can be true at once: assistance or welfare programs provide an important lifeline to vulnerable Minnesotans. However, the surge in spending on these programs is unsustainable for the…