The 2022 U.S. midterm elections are 17 days away (Nov. 8). Voting is often identified as a right and privilege of citizenship and a civic duty. The first time I…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
Economic growth Finance & Commerce: Twin Cities industrial market going strong, financing concerns grow Albert Lea Tribune: Guest column: Manufacturing growing fast in Minnesota; opportunities are up Crookston Times: Minnesota’s…
Something scary to think about this Halloween: according to data provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the national debt has surpassed $31 trillion this month. Divided by the…
How Minn State’s radical new plan sacrifices academic excellence for racial and ethnic priorities.
The employment figures for September are out and Minnesota’s media has lead with the figure for new jobs created in September, 4,200, the twelfth straight month of job growth: Knox…
Answer: They’re struggling to do so. Colleges and universities that have adopted test-optional admissions policies — such as eliminating SAT and ACT testing requirements — are finding it harder to…
The legacy of the policeman turned mayor who fought Minneapolis crime and establishment politicians.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is, once again, seeking the infamous ‘Umbrella Man’ who played an allegedly catalytic role in the riots in Minneapolis in May 2020. Minneapolis Police had…
DFL Chair Ken Martin tweeted today: He appears to be quoting an article by Robert J. Shapiro in the Washington Monthly which states: Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data tells…
Sweden kept its primary schools open throughout COVID-19, and students experienced no learning loss in reading, according to a recent analysis of reading assessments published in the International Journal of…
Talon Metals is planning to open a new, high-grade nickel, copper, and cobalt mine near Tamarack, Minnesota. The mine drew national attention when it signed a supply agreement with Tesla…
A Minneapolis city council member proposes to halt the clearing of homeless encampments through April 30, 2023. KSTP-TV reports that Aisha Chughtai will propose a “temporary” halt that would last…
The back pages of this week’s Star Tribune were a quiet reminder of the investigative clean-up that continues some 2 ½ years after the George Floyd-related riots. This is a sliver…
In our new report ‘The Cost of Lockdowns and Shutdowns: Part I: Counting the economic costs of government policy responses to COVID-19‘, my colleague Martha Njolomole and I write: In…
The latest person charged is the husband of No. 48. The always alert Lou Raguse of KARE 11 reported this afternoon that Abduljabar Hussein was charged in the Feeding Our…
According to the US Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), about $46 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits might have been paid to fraudsters. Initially, the OIG estimated…
Inflation came in at 0.0% in July, prompting President Biden to tweet: Alas, in August it ticked up to 0.1%, although some of Minnesota’s media still tried to tell you…
A new parents’ advocacy organization aims to take back Minnesota’s schools.
The deadline for Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Jim Mortenson’s rule report on proposed changes to teacher licensure and required pedagogical standards has been extended to Wednesday, November 23, according to…
Center of the American Experiment continues its nation-leading efforts to educate Americans about the high cost of weather-dependent energy sources. In our latest report, we calculate the high costs of…
Digging deeper into the Feeding Our Future scandal.
Allegedly, a Feeding Our Future defendant double-dipped with a Medicaid fraud. Somehow, I missed this MPR News article when it came out last month. I’ve frequently speculated on the possible…
Outrage grows over escalating violence at the U of M.