The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Survey shows that the mental health of all youth, but particularly teenage girls, did not fare well through…
The nonprofit Youth Leadership Academy, d/b/a Gar Gaar Family Services, had been the third largest Minnesota participant in the Federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), one of two child nutrition…
The title of a bill introduced by Sen. Mary Kunesh (39, DFL) is a worthy goal that the state has been pursuing and should continue pursuing: increasing teachers of color.…
Evidently it’s no secret that vagrants, drug use and defecation pose a public safety problem at several downtown Duluth city parking ramps. But the city’s unofficial policy of tolerating the…
On Thursday morning, February 9, Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District Representative Angie Craig was physically assaulted by a homeless man named Kendrid Hamlin in the elevator of the apartment complex she…
Last year, my colleague Martha Njolomole noted that: Approximately 1 in every 5 Minnesotans has an occupation that requires a license. According to a 2017 report by the Institute of…
Liberal lawmakers are pushing forward with House File 772, which would allow the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) to change the state building codes in a way that allows…
The Walz administration presented their proposed budget to the House Transportation committee last week. As we reported last month, Gov. Tim Walz wants to dramatically increase the cost of your…
Minnesotans suffer from higher-than-average prices for accommodation and childcare. In both cases, the cause is excessive taxes, fees, and/or regulations, imposed by government, which restrict supply relative to demand and…
Yesterday, two liberal lawmakers, Representative Jerry Newton (D-Coon Rapids) and Representative Heather Edelson (D-Edina), introduced new legislation that would adopt a California-style ban on the sale of new gas-powered lawn…
One of the centerpieces of Gov. Walz’ “One Minnesota” budget is his proposal to spend $1.1 billion over two years on a child tax credit for low income families. The…
Minnesota legislators want to give some of the historic tax surpluses back to Minnesotans, in one way or another. One way that legislators want to do this is by giving…
The tail continues to wag the dog in Rochester officials’ quest for a sexy project to sell to the public in an effort to continue raking in millions of dollars…
A 15-year-old St. Paul Harding High School student was stabbed to death in the halls of the school last Friday. A 16-year-old student is in custody for the murder. Harding High School…
Back in 2021, Huber Engineered Woods, a North Carolina company, announced a $440 million operation in northeastern Minnesota. It would have brought 150 new, high-paying jobs to southwest Itasca County,…
The latest poll for the Center’s Thinking Minnesota magazine captured the thoughts of Minnesotans on the subject of “paid family leave,” among other issues. Minnesota Democrats are considering HF2/SF2 to…
When I moved back to Minnesota in 2017, the legislature reformed the state’s teacher licensing system, streamlining the overly confusing, complex, and broken licensing process and opening up the teaching…
Wind turbines require a lot of copper. A recent study from the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that the average onshore wind turbine requires about three metric tons of copper…
A new trend emerged this week in the Minnesota legislature as Democrats ram through their agenda at record speed. The lack of fiscal notes.
This week, the state legislature passed HF 5, which provides a free breakfast and lunch to all Minnesota public school children, rich and poor alike. Extending free meals to rich…
Minnesota hasn’t always been plagued by governors who seek to raise taxes at every opportunity for any – or even no – reason whatsoever. John Hendrickson, Policy Director of the…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: A DFL View: Eliminating Minnesota state tax on Social Security ‘would come at an enormous cost’ Duluth News Tribune: Our View:…
On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors of the City/County of San Francisco was scheduled to take up the proposal of the African American Reparations Advisory Committee. The meeting was delayed…
There are many good public educators focused on prioritizing academic excellence and doing whatever they can to meet all of their students’ needs. Their efforts are truly all about the…