This week, I’ve noted that the seven states states without a state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming – have accounted for disproportionate shares…
Pretty much everyone agrees Minneapolis and St. Paul desperately need more police officers on the streets, a lot more. It’s still just too unpredictable and potentially dangerous to take a…
The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Andy Luger, announced the indictments today (Sept. 20) of 47 individuals in the Feeding Our Future scandal. Scroll to the bottom for the latest developments.…
More Minneapolis residents and businesses are turning to private security. Why isn’t Minneapolis city government? Last week, Emma Freire published a piece at City Journal under the headline “Police by…
In Part 4 of this series, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would increase electric bills for Minnesota families by an average of $137 per month. In Part 5, we…
Yesterday, I noted how states without a state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming – accounted for a disproportionately large share of U.S. Gross…
The nearer we get to Election Day, the more campaign signs sprout up seemingly everywhere. But there’s something of a crackdown underway on political signs in the southwestern Minnesota city…
Note to reader: Explicit content Parental concern over what books are made available to their children in school libraries came up recently during an NBC Today Show interview with First…
According to the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) Net general fund revenues totaled $1.931 billion in August, $69 million (3.7 percent) more than forecast in February. Net individual income, corporate,…
Ashley Bulmer is running for the Forest Lake School Board and wants parents to understand their place when it comes to teaching and learning: butt out. In a TikTok video,…
In Part 3, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would necessitate billions of dollars in new spending on wind turbines, solar panels, and battery storage facilities. In Part 4, we…
Last month, I asked ‘What do states without an income tax do?‘ I noted that the seven states which currently have no state income tax seem to do reasonably well. Take…
Decouple Media presents a VIP tour of the plant that made Ontario the home of North America’s largest-ever emissions reduction, the replacement of coal with nuclear power. Our guide is…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers back waiving taxes on student loan forgiveness West Central Tribune: Kandiyohi County 2023 tax levy set to increase, but…
After months of turmoil, the controversial Chinese-owned ag plant proposed in Grand Forks has ground to a halt, pending a national security review. What started as a local economic development…
Should it? As images emerge of the Martha’s Vineyard immigrants leaving on buses for the mainland, observers wonder, what will be the next destination for border crossers? It’s estimated that…
Back in June, David Zimmer and I toured the infamous block in North Minneapolis featuring Winner Gas and Merwin Liquors. The intersection of Broadway and Lyndale is much in the…
The recent announcement by Attorney General Keith Ellison, that his office has opened a civil investigation into Merwin Liquors and Winner Gas at Lyndale and West Broadway to hold the…
In Part 2, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would necessitate a dramatic increase in power plant capacity in Minnesota. In Part 3, we will discuss how much it will…
In Part 1, we discussed how the Walz Proposal would dramatically alter where Minnesotans get their electricity. In Part 2 of this series, we will discuss just how much wind,…
Even after rent control severely reduced housing permits in St. Paul, and pushed some investors to pause housing projects, Minneapolis is considering going in the same direction. Last year, while…
It turns out North Dakota voters will get the chance this November to be the first state in more than two decades to impose term limits on state elected officials…
The Feeding Our Future scandal largely disappeared from the radar of local media this summer. However, court cases involving the state’s three-largest free-food charities reveal that the battle continues to…
There was a shakeup on the Hastings School Board last November when three parent-centered school board candidates swept to victory, defeating two incumbents in the process. While Hastings voters cheered…