State and local taxes and spending Republican Eagle: Viewpoint: Democrats push Minnesota to the brink Labor market Kanabec County Times: Employment growth in Central Minnesota’s beverage industry KROC: Rochester Area…
Tacked in the 1,400-page controversial bill are provisions that might just improve the worker shortage healthcare industry. In a positive move, Minnesota lawmakers approved the creation of interstate compacts for…
Two others were acquitted of all charges in the verdicts read this afternoon in Federal court in downtown Minneapolis. The remaining five were convicted of most of the charges they…
Now that the dust has settled from the 2024 legislative session, it’s time to unpack several noteworthy provisions pertaining to K-12 education. Health academic standards State academic health standards will…
Last night (Thursday) in downtown Minneapolis, the Center hosted the former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, for an evening of public policy discussion centered around recent events in the…
There has been a steady stream of stories in Minnesota’s media relating that the state government’s revenues have been consistently coming in above forecast. This is true. As Minnesota Management…
There have been several rebuttals to the divisive and defensive press conference Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty held Monday to announce she was dropping charges against Minnesota Trooper Ryan Londregan.…
In our 2021 report “The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020 — A focus on economic growth,” we wrote: What matters for economic welfare is per capita income. This is a…
You’d think state government techies and their overly compensated superiors would learn by now, but no such luck. The much-hyped unveiling of the Minnesota Department of Revenue website to apply…
It turns out that Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, the killer of hero Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell, should not have had a gun or been on the street in south Minneapolis…
Back in April 2023, I started tracking data from the University of Toronto’s School of Cities which was “looking at cell phone activity at points of interest (POI) in the downtowns…
It’s no secret where the Crow Wing County Board comes down on the redesign of the Minnesota state flag rammed through out of the blue by the DFL-controlled state legislature…
The flow of millions of undocumented individuals across the U.S. border with Mexico dominates the discussion over the threats posed by illegal immigration. Yet the number of incidents along the…
There wasn’t much to spend this year. And lawmakers also tackled a lot of policy issues last year. So, the quietness that transpired was to be expected. Still, lawmakers passed…
The end of Monday’s free-food trial session was as dramatic as its early morning beginning. Monday morning, I wrote about the revelation that Sunday night, a Somali woman visited the…
In a curiously timed Sunday evening announcement, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty dropped all charges against Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan, relating to the July 2023 use of deadly force…
With the dust settling on the chaotic conclusion to the 2024 legislative session in St. Paul, thoughts are turning to the elections in November and beyond. The Pioneer Press reports:…
In a court case full of surprises, the biggest one yet dropped this morning. Seven (7) defendants in the Feeding Our Future scandal are in a Minneapolis Federal courtroom, on…
This afternoon, I visited the makeshift memorial to slain Minneapolis policeman Jamal Mitchell, to pay my respects. It sits in front of the Fifth Precinct police station at the corner…
We’re nearing the end of the epic first trial in the Feeding Our Future scandal. The trial began in late April and will continue into June. Closing arguments began yesterday…
Labor market Minnesota Reformer: What labor bills passed and didn’t in Minnesota this year Winona Post: MN posts 4th straight month of job growth Axios: Minnesota has one of the…
Chief of Police Brian O’Hara addressed the media last night after Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell was shot and killed in an ambush earlier in the evening. “It’s become too…
On Wednesday, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan tweeted: The Pioneer Press article she retweeted explains: After a several-month consultation process, the Minnesota Historical Society has agreed to return the “Mankato hanging…
I spent all of today attending the first Feeding Our Future trial in Federal court in downtown Minneapolis. This trial involves seven (7) defendants associated with the now-closed Shakopee restaurant…