Tomorrow (Sept. 13) at 4:30 p.m. is the deadline for public feedback on proposed licensing changes that would require aspiring educators to “demonstrate” ideologically driven content in order to obtain…
The construction of the Southwest Light Rail Transit Line now stands nine years behind schedule, pushed back from 2018 to 2027. At the same time, the cost of the biggest…
There was a shakeup on the Hastings School Board last November when three parent-centered school board candidates swept to victory, defeating two incumbents in the process. While Hastings voters cheered…
Last month, Fox 9 reported: A new survey from the personal finance website WalletHub ranks Minnesota as the ninth-best state to live in for 2022. The survey awards a total…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Democratic candidates are “calibrating” their crime message during this election season. The headline reads, Minnesota Democrats embrace police-friendly message amid crime concerns The article…
European Union (EU) President Ursula Von der Leyen stated that the EU is proposing a “mandatory target” to reduce electricity consumption. Von der Leyen said: If you look at the…
The Ruthless variety progrum raked Xcel Energy’s thermostat takeover in Colorado on Thursday’s episode. Xcel’s so-called AC Rewards program gives Colorado customers the option to sign up to have their…
Green governments are cracking down on chemical fertilizer. The result? Hunger.
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minnesota legislators are considering lifting taxes on federal student debt relief KFGO: Minnesota Democrats say no state income tax on student loan…
Minnesota has work to do to provide more transparency, accountability, and education choice to its families, according to a new report card by The Heritage Foundation. The Education Freedom Report…
Last week, President Biden gave a speech outside Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, where he said “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very…
St. Paul city council is poised to make some changes to its rent control ordinance. According to new reports, the City Council has approved, among others, some of the following…
As a Minneapolis kid who served 33 years in and around the city as a Sheriff’s deputy, I am not just troubled by the level of violence in my hometown,…
The Biden Administration is undermining the reliability of the grid again. This time, he has sought to delay the construction of a new natural gas plant in Superior, Wisconsin, that…
With the election less than two months away, lefty money groups continue to register in Minnesota, in case they are needed to prop up the ruling Democrats. Late last week,…
Did you know that solar facilities are subsidized to the tune of almost $50,000 per acre? Here is how the math works. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a…
In November 2021, Minneapolis voters soundly rejected a proposal put forth by the City Council to replace the police department with a new Department of Public Safety. This came after…
When Elizabeth Windsor came to the throne in 1952, Harry Truman was President and Winston Churchill would be Prime Minister for another three years. She ruled Britain over seven decades…
The Met Council continues to plug away on the construction of the troubled Southwest Line Rail Transit line as though there’s no tomorrow. And at some point there may not…
September is the annual opportunity for Minnesota educators who are union members to assess their relationship with Education Minnesota, the state’s teachers’ union. Many teachers are concerned about how their…
The pandemic may be largely behind us now, but many Minnesota public schools still have a case of long COVID in the form of enrollment declines that hit many districts…
If not, they should be, according to a hitherto unknown website. Local media love any list where Minneapolis scores well. A real-estate website called “Commercial Cafe” published a list of…
In the year to June, the Consumer Price Index increased by 9.1%, “the largest 12-month increase since the period ending November 1981.” Back then, the rate was declining from its…
On August 25, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered engines for passenger vehicles by 2035. Two weeks later, on…