Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh returned contributions from 11 persons linked to the alleged Feeding Our Future scandal. Who were the 11? Early in the alleged Feeding Our Future scandal,…
On Thursday, the Minnesota Senate Energy and Utilities Finance Committee will vote on a bill to lift Minnesota’s ban on building new nuclear power plants in the state. One would…
The discussion thus far over a shortage of applicants to be police officers has largely revolved around the vastly understaffed Minneapolis and St Paul police departments and other metro area…
Minnesota regulators have shut down three free-food distribution networks, so far. The smallest of the three took in $26 million in its only year of operation. The Star Tribune reported…
While the debate over voter fraud and the “big lie” continues across the country, a relatively minor bill moved through a Senate committee this week that could do more to…
Broad agreement exists that we suffer an affordable housing crisis in Minnesota — especially in the Twin Cities. The cause is no mystery. Affordable housing is scarce here because state…
During the pandemic, people made calls for the cancellation of student debt. However, the best that President Joe Biden could offer was putting a pause on loan payments. These calls…
The Minneapolis School Board released a shocking statement this week about their negotiations with the teachers union: MPS received a package of counter proposals from the MFT with a cost…
Digging deeper into the alleged free-food scandal uncovers fascinating stories in outstate Minnesota communities. It’s amazing how quickly the unlikely coincidences pile up. Yesterday, we looked at Willmar, Minnesota. Today,…
Today, I’ll be participating in a hearing on the benefits of nuclear power in the Minnesota Senate Energy and Utilities Finance Committee. You can tune into the hearing by clicking…
What to do with Minnesota’s historic surplus of $9.3 billion? That is the question dominating the Legislature. Some are advocating for tax relief through permanent rate cuts, and our state…
American Experiment has joined a coalition of organizations across the country urging Congress to empower American workers and protect their freedom of choice in the workplace. Through the Employee Rights…
Childcare is expensive in Minnesota. In 2019, for example, Minnesota parents paid over $16,000 to keep their infants in a daycare center. Only five other states were more expensive than…
A number of cities in Greater Minnesota have been linked to the alleged free food scandal. None have received more attention than the west-central Minnesota city of Willmar. Back on…
The Grand Forks City Council has already voted to move forward with a controversial development agreement on a proposed $350 million corn-milling plant by the Chinese-owned company Fugeng Group. But…
Late February, Minneapolis committed $7.5 million to the city’s violence interrupter program. Staffed from members of at least six nonprofit contractors, these violence interrupters wear brightly colored t-shirts while patrolling…
The price of gas has been a salient talking point in the media as costs continue to climb. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that average Minnesota gas…
Last week, I testified in front of the Senate Committee on Housing Finance and Policy in support of SF 3259. This bill would give cities the ability to impose both…
One of the more amazing elements of the free food alleged scandal is how little outcry there has been in the community. If the now-suspended nonprofits were serving meals to…
State and local taxes and spending MPR News: GOP pushes to end taxes on Social Security, but many don’t pay them KNSI: Deal to Stop Minnesota’s Business Tax Increase Remains…
The across-the-board free breakfast and lunch program initiated during the pandemic was sold as being all about students and families. But a last-ditch effort in Washington by educators from Minnesota…
When it comes to politics in Minnesota, the Democrats are the professionals, and Republicans are the amateurs. I don’t say that to disparage my Republican friends. Politics is supposed to…
Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz unveiled his latest budget proposal. Never mind that a budget for the current biennium was actually passed last summer and that it provided for more state…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took the opportunity to announce a slight increase in the size of the “Walz checks” families would receive under his plan at a gas station. The…