Yesterday, I wrote about employment growth in Minnesota since the trough of the COVID-19 recession in April 2020. Despite a period of below average employment growth, we still have a…
On Monday, I wrote a piece about the Walz administration’s survey seeking feedback on their plans to impose California fuel standards, which will increase the cost of gasoline by between…
The truth behind Minnesota’s role in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 is more complex than revisionists want us to believe.
A nonprofit you’ve never heard of spent $550,000 to mobilize the inner-city vote efforts in the last election. You will never guess who paid for it. Faith in Minnesota, a…
At a recent conference hosted by the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, Senator Amy Klobuchar failed to answer a reporter’s direct question about the nature of her proposed bill,…
If you have looked at the news lately, chances are you have read that the Florida legislature passed a bill that will dissolve the private government that Walt Disney World currently operates.…
Gov. Walz gave his state of the state address Sunday night and in it, noted that, Nationally, we have the fifth lowest unemployment rate among states, the third highest job…
The controversial state representative from St. Paul is back in the news, allegedly interfering with a police traffic stop of his adult daughter. You can read the details on his…
Most Minnesotans believe that biased reporting contributes to our polarized political culture.
The regional electric grid, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), recently announced that there is not enough reliable power plant capacity on its system to meet its anticipated peak demand…
An overflow crowd in the State Capitol rotunda rallied this Saturday for permanent tax cuts in response to the record $9.3 billion state budget surplus. Center of the American Experiment…
They cost more, run low on power, and spend a lot of time in the shop. But Metro Transit still insists electric buses are just the ticket to save the…
How a couple of nonprofits allegedly swindled the federal government of $48 million meant to feed children.
The most important address in Minnesota politics is located in St. Paul, but it’s not the state capitol building. The most important address is 1600 University Avenue. This glass office…
The Walz administration is seeking feedback on their plans to impose California fuel standards, which will increase the cost of gasoline by between 20 and 54 cents per gallon. It…
Back to normal Tonight’s speech was more like his first SOTS in 2019 where he introduced a number of guests and voiced support for a vague legislative agenda. His speech…
How indifference about the whopping budget surplus could permanently anchor Minnesota as a second-rate state. The solution: Give it back!
James Kennedy is the president of ThREE Consulting, a St. Louis-based firm that specializes in rare earth elements and critical minerals. In this episode, Kennedy explains how the U.S. ceded…
Who is Black Visions Collective and what are they going to do with all that money? The tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 produced a cash…
Isaac Orr joins the crew at the In the Tank podcast to chat about the Biden administration’s recent actions to issue new federal drilling leases and an attempt to save…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota News Network: Gov Walz in Rochester: tax check proposal not a “gimmick, ” says “call them what you want to” Star Tribune: Divided…
Less than half of high school students in St. Paul Public Schools (SPPS) are proficient in math or reading, but will be required to take a Critical Ethnic Studies (CES)…
A coalition of leaders in St. Paul wants the city to provide free Pre-K by raising the property tax. The St. Paul Ready for Kindergarten (SPARK) is asking individuals to…
Last year on Earth Day, I wrote about Norman Borlaug, the University of Minnesota graduate whose work creating new, higher-yielding wheat varieties helped save one billion people from starvation and…