Since it launched, as and when the data have become available, I have been tracking the performance of Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) scheme against the forecasts on…
So where did the Minneapolis Star Tribune get hundreds of confidential FBI witness interview reports? Why was the Star Tribune using these reports to intimidate witnesses in an ongoing federal…
Governor Walz gave his final State of the State address on Tuesday. Lamenting affordability challenges plaguing Minnesotans, he touted his proposal to expand the Dependent Care Tax Credit to lower…
Allan Fernando Flores-Lemus, an illegal alien from Honduras, appeared in federal court on Wednesday and pled guilty to one count of producing child pornography. Flores took Minnesota Man of the…
American law enforcement: 400 years of evolution and order.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court sided 9-0 with a pregnancy resource center being targeted by Democratic Attorney General Matthew Platkin of New Jersey. In 2022, Platkin issued a subpoena demanding…
On Tuesday night, Gov. Walz gave his final State of the State speech. Implausibly, but unsurprisingly, after seven years in the governor’s mansion, he claimed that “the state of our…
From the Minnesota Star Tribune, Nuclear and coal expand in Minnesota’s energy mix as renewables stagnate. The Star Tribune reports on a report put out by renewable energy advocates, based…
The premise that higher spending will yield better academic results has, in practice, fallen short. So, too, has the idea that more funding reliably translates into higher teacher salaries. With…
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports on one of the 22 businesses raided by the FBI yesterday, One center, A Plus Universal Child Care and Learning Center in Shakopee, which was…
School choice continues a 250-year tradition of American education.
At 3:24 am this morning, a Richfield resident in the 7500 block of Morgan Ave So. called 911 to report a person breaking into cars in the area. Responding Richfield…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison put out a press release yesterday celebrating his latest courtroom victory, Jury finds Emadeldin Ibrahim liable for submitting $188K in false claims to state. The…
With the rise of high school GPA inflation, Advanced Placement (AP) exams have become a go-to signal of college readiness for admissions officers. But Harvard University Professor Paul Peterson argues…
Mulata Yusuf Ali was sentenced to one year of probation for his role in the Feeding Our Future case. Ali operated a shell company used for money laundering in the…
The English origins of the American Revolution.
The U.S. Dept. of Justice has accused Aimee Bock and her adult sons of sending confidential court material to the Minnesota Star Tribune and other media outlets. Bock, defendant No.…
Fresh off a book deal and PAC launch, Governor Walz joined Jimmy Kimmel to downplay the fraud scandal and rip President Trump (what else is new?), which warrants an edition…
Oklahoma has just passed a comprehensive early literacy reform package that mimics the “best in class” legislation of the Southern Surge. The term Southern Surge denotes recent significant educational progress, particularly…
The incident On Wednesday, April 22, at 12:30 p.m., Edina police were called to a shooting outside a transitional affordable housing complex near 66th and York Ave. Police located the…
When Minnesota passed universal school meals in 2023, I warned that the policy’s design could create future funding and data problems if not addressed. That is now happening and has…
A contempt-of-court trap has been created by two federal judges issuing conflicting and irreconcilable orders on the same illegal alien on the same day. The executive branch cannot comply with…
This morning, the FBI raided two dozen more Minnesota businesses linked to fraud. AlphaNews reports, Federal agents raid the Somali Senior Center & Adult Day Services in Minneapolis this morning…
Ohio policymakers have announced the creation of a statewide Attendance Dashboard that will be used to combat chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism occurs when a student is absent from school for…