Last week, Walker Orenstein of the Star Tribune reported on a remarkable situation in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. He reports from a neighbor’s point of view: Trucks dropped off more than…
How does a state go from having an $18 billion surplus to potentially facing a deficit in a space of less than a year? The answer is reckless spending. After…
A St. Paul-based drug- and alcohol-treatment center, Evergreen Recovery, accused of defrauding the state in the amount of $28 million, had its day in court. Fifteen days ago, on July…
It’s been gratifying watching the national media hold Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accountable for his actions and polices. I say that as a former political operative who spent years trying…
For the first time ever, the Thinking Minnesota poll exclusively surveyed young people and the results were shocking. Ninety percent of 18- to 34-year-olds in Minnesota said their generation is worse off economically compared to…
Breitbart reported on a disturbing event that occurred in Minnesota recently. The Republican National Committee (RNC) sent a letter Monday to Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon. The letter can…
Yesterday, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners (supervisors) shelved their proposal for a massive pay raise for board members, the county sheriff, and county attorney. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports:…
It’s said a picture tells a thousand words. Charting Minnesota’s violent crime rate vs. imprisonment rate tells us a lot about the effect progressive leadership has had on these important public…
It has not been a good couple of months for the Minnesota state government. First, on June 11, the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) published a report estimating that…
Manufacturing and other companies count on keeping their employees’ skills up to date through short refresher courses, often offered by professional development training providers. It’s a vital service that Minnesota…
Here at the Center, we’ve been tracking the Tim Walz record on public policy since he first took office as governor of Minnesota in January 2019. To me, the most…
Gov. Walz’s desperate push for the Vice Presidential slot on the Democratic party ticket this November has invited a number of appraisals of his record. The Big Picture The Minnesota…
We’ve added two items to our official Scandal Tracker 2024 list. Ryan Faircloth of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports this morning on a federal analysis of COVID-era unemployment benefit overpayments…
Labor market KROC: Jobs Data Show June Was a Record-Setting Month in Rochester Area State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Study: Undocumented immigrants paid $222 million in Minnesota…
A couple of years ago, for the centenary of the March on Rome that brought Mussolini to power in Italy, I had a stab at answering that tricky old question,…
Duluth-based electric utility Minnesota Power (MP) announced this week that they had received approval from the state’s Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) for a $1 billion upgrade of an existing interstate…
Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett talks with American Experiment’s John Hinderaker about why the Israel-Hamas war is one for Western civilization, the sentiment of the Israeli people, and how…
We add another item to the ever-growing list of scandals involving state welfare programs. KARE-11 TV has been on top of the saga involving Evergreen Recovery, Inc., a drug- and…
In April, KSTP news reported that “Although abortion remains a top issue…the economy is the most important issue influencing voters in 2024.” It continues: “According to our new KSTP/ SurveyUSA…
The Minnesota Reformer recently ran an article showing some of the ways the state has changed since Gov. Tim Walz took office in January 2019. Reporter Christopher Ingraham used a…
I am frequently asked to update the status of Derrick John Thompson, the son of the former state representative John Derrick Thompson (DFL-St. Paul). The younger Thompson stands accused of…
According to the 102-yearold organization PEN America, long considered the defender of free expression — particularly regarding literature and its proliferation — we are in a “book ban crisis.” Thousands…
That represents a 49 percent increase over the current level of $122,225. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports: Hennepin County Board members are ready to give themselves a 49% pay hike…
Photo: Moorhead Police Department, Facebook Last year at this time, the Moorhead Police Department became the first in the state to withdrew officers from local schools in response to restrictions…