Most of the media coverage of the resistance to Gov. Tim Walz’s controversial mandate for thousands of state employees to be vaccinated or tested in order to keep their jobs…
The suspect in the murder of Marquisha Wiley — killed in a gunfight in a bar on St. Paul’s popular West 7th Avenue recently — had been sentenced to a year…
Minnesotans are experiencing the most pain at the gas pump since the Obama administration, and the hurting would be worse if Center of the American Experiment had not pulled out…
Donors have right to ask how nonprofits are using their money.
The energy crisis in Europe has put the geopolitical risks of depending on wind and solar power, while banning the domestic development of natural gas, at the forefront of the…
Deputy who takes bullet had worse days on the job.
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Mark Nelson is the managing director of the Radiant Energy Fund, which advises non-profits and industry about nuclear energy. Nelson, who spent much of the last two months in Europe,…
State senator supports legislation that earns herself millions.
State and local taxes and spending KSTP: State of Minnesota considering ways to cover unemployment fund debt Hometown Focus: Minnesota counties receive $36.3 million in PILT revenue Labor market KAAL…
One of the biggest impacts of COVID-19 restrictions has been a huge spike in deaths of despair. Minnesota and other states have seen an increase in deaths associated with drug…
One of the things we hear from teachers and school districts is that Critical Race Theory is not being taught in the schools. That insults the intelligence of those of…
The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tracker downgraded its forecast for Q3 GDP growth again: it has now dropped from 6 percent at the end of July to 1.3 percent now. Then came the…
Spain’s Sidenor has suspended production through the end of 2021 due to spiraling energy costs, according to Reuters. A sharp increase in electricity prices made operations financially unviable. Reuters reports:…
Candidates organize against CRT.
Inflation is all the rage right now — and for good reason. For the past couple of months, Americans have been paying more for everyday goods and services, and according…
Benjamin Franklin’s observation that “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes” may need to be updated to include another universal certainty — the Department of Vehicle Services.…
Yesterday, Robert Bryce wrote a great article highlighting the dangers of the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) to the reliability and affordability of the electric grid in the United States.…
What – and to whom – do we really owe?
In a press conference on Wednesday, President Joe Biden threatened to call out businesses in the private sector if they do not address the supply chain issues facing our nation.…
A gunfight broke out in a bar on St. Paul’s popular West 7th Avenue in the early hours of Sunday morning leaving 14 people injured and 27-year-old Marquisha Wiley dead. So far, this…
Congressional Democrats are eager to spend $3.5 trillion on a budget reconciliation package that includes a policy known as the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP), which would act as a…
Thinking Minnesota Gets a new Managing Editor.
At the beginning of 2021, Congress passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package –– namely the American Rescue Plan Act –– which, among other things, expanded the maximum Child Tax Credit (CTC)…