Even with a forecast budget surplus of $17.6 billion over the next budget biennium, the DFL leaders in St. Paul are proposing to raise a range of taxes. There are…
A proposed Chinese agricultural plant that divided Grand Forks for more than a year finally got shot down Monday as the city council unanimously voted to kill the controversial project…
In an effort to address the childcare crisis, Minnesota legislators and early care and education advocates proposed creating a task force. Termed the “Great Start for All Minnesota Children,” the…
The county’s effective use of resources for the mentally ill and chemical dependent is a cause for celebration.
Facts often get buried by unchallenged narratives and misinformation. As a result, bad policy and law get adopted without proper review, reflection, or debate. Case in point, the movement to ban…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips (DFL-3rd CD) and his brother are being sued by a former employee for failure to pay overtime: A former manager…
Earlier this week, I discussed how 65 percent of the energy used in the homes of Minnesota families is natural gas for home heating, water heating, and cooking. Despite the…
Lawyers for the failed Bahamian cryptocurrency exchange FTX are attempting to recover political contributions made to American politicians. Indicted CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was the 2nd largest donor to Democratic candidates…
Gauging the attitudes that drive Minnesota voters.
Some 80 percent of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce’s members already offer paid family leave to employees. Yet Gov. Tim Walz and DFL legislators plan to impose a new $1…
Forget the projected $18 billion surplus. Democrats at the state legislature are looking under every rock for a chance to raise taxes. The latest proposal involves a 40-cent tax on…
How school closures became a policy decision that held Minnesota students hostage.
Did you know that the vast majority of energy used by Minnesota households is natural gas, primarily for home heating, use in water heaters, and of course, for gas stoves?…
The DFL’s plan for paid family and medical leave (HF0002 and SF0002) continues its way through the legislature. As I wrote in the Pioneer Press this weekend: There is no…
The progressive policy hazards that will push Minnesota past the point of no return.
The DFL-led Minnesota Legislature is moving forward with its plan to give voting rights to felons who have not yet completed their sentences. As written, the legislation would allow convicted felons…
Anyone watching the House Ways and Means Committee Monday got a glimpse of the raw philosophical divide between Democrats and Republicans. It was brought to us by Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn…
What will the DFL’s paid family and medical leave mean for you? One of the centerpieces of Gov. Walz’s “One Minnesota” budget is its proposal for paid family and medical…
The United States is one of the freest countries in the world. But in 2020 that freedom came under threat. In fact, according to Cato’s Human Freedom Index 2022 update,…
Courts are skirting sentencing guidelines for gun related crimes.
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Is the DFL trying to chase people out of Minnesota? Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Minnesota taxpayers, brace yourselves…
As I explained in an earlier post, the DHS takes quite a huge chunk of the state budget already, so giving the agency more money puts pressure on other government…
As Gov. Tim Walz’s 100% carbon-free initiative speeds through the process this week, a little-known provision was tucked into his budget release that mandates electric vehicle charging stations be added…
Out with Columbus, in with the communists.