According to the latest Thinking Minnesota poll, an overwhelming plurality (41%) of Minnesotans chose academic excellence when asked about their top priority for local school leadership. The next closest answers…
Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison wasted no time last week politicizing the Dobbs decision to rile up their liberal base of supporters. Walz quickly tweeted his initial…
He superficially understands the “why” but has it all backward on the “what now.” A Pew Research poll last month found that 70% of Americans view inflation as a very big problem…
More than half of state members have now officially cut ties with the National School Boards Association over its notorious letter equating parents involved in their children’s schools with domestic…
We check back in on the grid this Monday afternoon and the wind ain’t blowing. Temperatures in Minneapolis are a comfortable 81 degrees, but the wind is blowing at a…
Minnesota has made great strides in smoking reduction, especially among youth. Between 2000 and 2020, for example, cigarette use declined by 90.1 percent among high school students and 78.0 percent…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings last week involving abortion and gun rights were firm reminders of the important role the Court plays in the balance of government by defending our…
Across America, some 40% of the top-selling baby formula products were out of stock as of late April. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are especially hard hit:…
Andrew Lee of the Justice and Drew show on Twin Cities News Talk passed away over the weekend. Drew was smart, funny, and someone I considered a friend. Whoever steps…
Your correspondent attends a game in downtown Minneapolis, and lives to tell the tale. The Minnesota Twins are currently leading the Central division of the American League. In the stands,…
WCCO-TV aired a story on the news Wednesday evening of a homeless encampment along the Midtown Greenway in south Minneapolis. The CBS affiliate even aired drone footage of the site,…
In early April, the Biden administration issued a proposed rule to expand access to premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by fixing the so-called family glitch. But there…
The pandemic may be over but the quest to continue the seemingly unlimited amounts of federal cash doled out to state and local governments the last two years has only…
According to Gov. Tim Walz and Lieutenant Gov. Penny Flannagan, Assuming that a household does indeed spend $2,000 on a couple of months’ rent, it means no money left over…
America’s utility regulators are expecting power blackouts, if not this summer than next, for much of the nation. Here in the Midwest, the entity tasked with keeping the lights on…
Electric companies in Wisconsin have announced they will delay the closure of three coal plants in the Badger State due to a shortage of reliable power plant capacity on the…
Hennepin County held its annual “State of the County” address on Wednesday morning. The challenges the Board identified were climate change, housing, business and employment — all with an umbrella theme…
Back in February, I wrote that the DFL’s gas tax holiday is a bad idea. Even as gas prices continue to rise and it becomes more popular, it remains a…
Earlier this year, MinnPost reported that since the passage of rent control, housing permits in St. Paul were down considerably compared to Minneapolis. According to the US Department of Housing…
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how Minnesotans’ per capita Personal Incomes were falling in real terms. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released data today for the first quarter…
One of the properties that the U.S. Attorney is trying to seize in this case is located in Brooklyn Park. It is property No. 13 of the 14 locations named…
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled this week in favor of Minneapolis citizens who were forced to sue just to ensure the city maintained a proportion of police officers guaranteed in…
The California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is helping to push Golden State gas prices up to $6.38 per gallon, according to averages compiled by AAA. Some counties, such as…
In a big win for students and parents, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion today in Carson v. Makin that grants more educational freedom to families. The High…