Federal prosecutors secured the first two of what are scheduled to be six (6) guilty pleas this week in the Feeding Our Future fraud. The six are part of a…
This troubling review exposes how DHS mishandled allegations of kickbacks in the autism program and routinely failed to use its authority to stop paying providers who misuse funds intended for…
Gov. Tim Walz’s new supplemental budget recommendations would end longstanding nonpublic pupil aid and transportation aid if Minnesota opts into a federal tax-credit scholarship program that would cost the state…
Welcome back! This week on the American Experiment Podcast… Bill Walsh takes the reins while Grace and Kathryn are off on special assignment, with Isaac making an appearance on the…
Did you know that St. Patrick is partially responsible for the preservation of knowledge in Ireland? Whether in downtown St. Paul today watching the St. Patrick’s Day parade, enjoying Hopkins’…
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon pushed hard in the 2023 session to pass automatic voter registration, replacing the opt-in checkbox previously in law. The new law was in place…
The state Office of Legislative Auditor (OLA) published a new report today under the title, Department of Human Services:Investigations of Alleged Kickbacks in the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention…
If all goes according to plan this week, six (6) more guilty pleas will be recorded in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case. The six are all close relatives…
In a New York Post exclusive, President Trump will sign an executive order [EO} Monday afternoon formally creating a benefits fraud task force chaired by Vice President JD Vance —…
In recent months, the nation’s eyes have been on Minnesota, as chaos engulfed the Twin Cities during the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement here. Gov. Tim Walz urged protesters on, exhorting…
Critics of school choice frequently oppose giving families access to more educational options for a variety of reasons, but do their claims hold up? Take the new federal education tax-credit…
This week Democrats in the Minnesota Senate spent almost four hours debating a bill to allocate $40 million for rental assistance to poor families (less than 200% of the federal…
Here’s a roundup of recent news stories about Minnesota’s massive fraud crisis that you may have missed. From the Minnesota Star Tribune, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz staked his last year…
Economic growth KNSI: In search of affordability: How Minnesota ranks for cost of living Fox 9: Economic impact of ICE surge in Minnesota KTTC: New data suggests living in Rochester…
“The good news is that fraudsters are running scared. However, the extent of the fraud that has been exposed makes it difficult to believe that members of the executive branch…
We hit 1,000 habeas corpus cases in Minnesota (for 2026) back on February 25. In the almost three weeks since, we have managed to inch up to only 1,081 (to…
While there are myriad harms associated with allowing students to access their personal digital devices in the classroom, the use of digital learning technology in the classroom might be a…
On Wednesday evening March 11th, 2026, at about 9:30 pm, Rochester Police fatally shot a man who reportedly grabbed an officer’s gun while being detained for a mental health hold.…
The two parties in St. Paul have very different priorities this session. For Republicans, the focus is “affordability;” for the DFL, it is gun control and immigration. Part of the…
In the contest between tornados and solar power farms, tornados remain undefeated. From Indiana’s WSBT-22, Severe storms, suspected tornado damages solar farm, structures in Jasper County. The station reports from…
Governor Walz has responded by aggressively restricting the flow of money to these drivers, Minnesota Rep. Sydney Jordan is carrying a bill to increase the money paid per mile to…
The Minnesota House Education Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday (March 10) on H.F. 3490, which would opt Minnesota into a new federal education tax-credit program that allows scholarship-granting organizations…
Approvals are 24% above the forecast rate A month ago, citing data over its first four weeks of operation, I noted that approvals for Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave…
It was a “strategic mistake” for Europe to “turn its back on a reliable, affordable source of low-emissions power.” That’s Bloomberg quoting the President of the European Commission, Ursula von…