The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota over policies it alleges violate Title IX. The complaint, filed March 30, argues that the Minnesota Department of…
Last week, Akeem Edwine Gbor, age 34, was sentenced to six (6) years in federal prison for fentanyl dealing. Garden-variety stuff, really, not even worthy of a press release from…
State and local taxes and spending Northern News Now: Legal weed earns Minnesota $27M in tax revenue in 2025 Pioneer Press: How might St. Paul boost its tax base and…
How can we make sure that a diploma isn’t just a piece of paper? Last week, my colleague Catrin Wigfall wrote about Minnesota’s 2025 graduation rate (highest on record at…
From Fox-9, Anoka County couple charged in $800K public benefits fraud probe. The exact dollar amount involved was $861,304.03, according to state officials. Fox 9 reports, Charges filed against an…
Lou Raguse of KARE-11 has the report that Abdirashid Ismail Said, accused of an $11 million Medicaid fraud, fled the country a week before his scheduled courtroom trial. And how…
Set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2027, the new federal education tax-credit is a practical, market-oriented step toward making education more affordable for families at the household level. By…
Last fall, Minneapolis voters failed to rid their city council of the progressive majority that has led the city into a perpetual state of dysfunction. In recent weeks, the election result…
This week I’ve looked at how property tax hikes are making life less affordable for Minnesotans and at how it is not rising property values but increased local government spending which has driven…
This article originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on April 8, 2026, and includes contributions from Edward Timmons (Archibridge Institute). Child care operates in a “broken market,” or so…
Minnesota-based federal judges are finding workarounds for their defeat at the appeals court-level in a recent habeas corpus case. Some 27 habeas corpus cases have been filed since March 25,…
From ABC-6 (Philadelphia) New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill [D] signed legislation that lifts a 40-year nuclear moratorium in the Garden State. She signed the bill at the Salem Nuclear Power…
Gandi Yusuf Mohamed pled guilty in the Feeding Our Future case this morning at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Mohamed, a/k/a Gandi Abdi Kediye, became the 65th defendant convicted…
Abdullahe Nur Jesow was sentenced to 43 months in federal prison, becoming just the tenth defendant sentenced in the case to date. That works out to three years and seven…
On Tuesday afternoon, the Senate Higher Education Committee heard SF 3754 and SF 4692 — two bills that would expand free college education in Minnesota. SF 3754 would extend eligibility for…
💭Did Walz improve Minnesota schools as Governor, or only make them worse? Comment below💭 Check out the American Experiment Podcast! Minnesota’s boasting a record-high graduation rate, but there’s more to…
From KCCI-8 TV (CBS, Des Moines), Iowa considers new nuclear reactor project A six-word sentence that is illegal north of the border. The CBS outlet’s very brief report covers a…
Yesterday, I explained the complex process by which those property tax payments which hammer affordability for Minnesotans are calculated. This clarity reveals an important truth about property taxes. The…
The new federal tax-credit could bring billions of dollars into education. States that opt out aren’t stopping that money — they are just sending it somewhere else. The structure of…
Bekam Merdassa was the very first Feeding Our Future defendant to plead guilty in the case, way back in October 2022. Today, he became just the 9th defendant to be…
How property tax hikes squeeze affordability Property taxes are a large and growing source of concern for many Minnesotans. KSTP recently ran a story titled “Valuations up, sale prices down…
It’s been ten days since the federal 8th circuit court of appeals issued a major immigration ruling, throwing out the unlawful legal theory used by local judges to free more…
One of the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) finest products is a radio show called “In Our Time.” Until recently, it was hosted by a Jack-of-all-intellectual-trades named Melvyn Bragg who, each…
State and local taxes and spending KSTP: Fate of license tab bill that would lower fees remains up in the air in Minnesota Senate Elk River Star News: State needs…