Back from his failed bid for the Vice Presidency, Gov. Walz released his proposed budget for FY 2026-27 yesterday. As my colleague Bill Glahn noted, “This exercise is largely meaningless, with…
They say that the world is run by the people who show up. All week long it has been just the 67 Republicans who have shown up to attend the…
HF 9, a bill to, among other things, repeal the state’s ban on building new nuclear power plants, was introduced in the state House of Representatives today. The bill was…
One of the most tragic mistakes made during the pandemic was to keep kids out of school. Apparently they got the message. Ever since the lockdown, hundreds of thousands of…
It is by the grace of God that St. Paul Police Officer Abdirahman Dahir was not killed Monday night, and that our region isn’t mourning the loss of yet another…
Amid the tragedy of the ongoing California wildfires, the Los Angeles Times published a piece yesterday entitled “L.A. fires have added another concern for potential EV buyers: Power outages.” Our…
The next trial of four defendants begins February 3 and will feature some of the biggest names in the scandal: Aimee Bock (Defendant No. 1), two co-owners of the now-defunct…
On one level, the dispute in the Minnesota House of Representatives this week is straightforward: Does a “quorum” — which is a necessary precondition for the House to do business…
To help reduce classroom distractions, curb online bullying, and encourage face-to-face interactions among students, more states are introducing legislation on cell phone use during school. North Dakota, Mississippi, Missouri, New…
On Oct. 21, 2024, pro-Palestinian student protestors took over Morrill Hall, the University of Minnesota’s administration building. The students covered security cameras with spray paint, smashed windows, and secured doors…
You would expect that a raging constitutional crisis and an “attempted coup” would be more, well… kinetic. The House reconvened at noon today in the state capitol House Chamber for…
A new report released today from Center of the American Experiment assesses the impact of the Biden administration’s regulations for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Exchanges on individual market premiums, the…
In news from nearby Michigan, it’s now in vogue to clear-cut state forests to build unreliable and expensive solar facilities in the far north. The backlash to this story is…
The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) will be administered to students electronically in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 between the months of January and June. The triennial survey is…
Let’s talk turkey! Golden Turkey, that is. In what turned out to be a two-project race, the new state flag and seal defeated Gov. Tim Walz’s DEI staff to win…
Lots of Feeding Our Future news to report this week. Ayan Abukar, award-winning founder of the nonprofit organization Action for East African People (AFEAP), is scheduled to plead guilty in…
Back in September, Governor Walz announced a new effort to attract business to Minnesota; “we’re focused on maintaining our record as a top state for business,” he said. This record…
Yesterday’s shenanigans at the capitol have been ably covered by my colleagues Bill Walsh and Bill Glahn. Nevertheless, there remains one unanswered question. Yesterday, Bill G. noted: During today’s session,…
A few minutes late, but shortly after noon on the appointed day (today), MN Secretary of State Steve Simon gaveled into session the House of Representatives of the 94th Minnesota…
In an unprecedented move, House Democrats boycotted the first day of Minnesota’s legislative session while House Republicans elected Lisa Demuth Speaker of the House. There was a dramatic moment when Secretary…
Today, the Biden administration directed the Departments of Energy and Defense to lease public lands to data centers — so long as they’re powered with “clean energy.” The order did…
Thinking Minnesota magazine just hit mailboxes across the state featuring our latest poll revealing the top issues that drove Minnesota voters in the November election. House Democrats should read this…
We are less than a day away from a potential constitutional crisis in Minnesota. And national media are beginning to pick up on it. Fox News ran a piece this…
We appear to be in the midst of a slow-motion coup here in the North Star State, all in the service of overturning the results of the state House of…