Yesterday, I posted an article by California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, a Black Democrat in California, who said the state’s renewable energy mandates were punishing low income, minority communities. Today, I’m…
The Councillors can walk away from all this, whether they feel any shame about it or not. But, if activists like Al Flowers, Alicia Smith, and Lisa Clemons are correct…
In Minnesota, like in most states, mental health providers switched to telemedicine out of necessity but are now realizing the benefits that telemedicine can provide to health care provision.
More elementary class time is devoted to English language arts (ELA) instruction than any other subject. But that extra time doesn't appear to be working, as two-thirds of American fourth…
Accepting Gov. Walz' argument that the spread of Covid-19 cannot be stopped and that all we can do is build up capacity to cope with its acute cases, the share…
In November Bloomington residents will finally get the chance to send a message to their elected officials and city hall power brokers over the blatantly illegal 2016 decision to usurp…
Democrats in California are starting to wake up to the reality that wind and solar mandates are some of the most regressive policies we can enact in a society. Liberal…
As well-intentioned as subsidies are as a solution to solving the childcare crisis, is it also important that we draw light on the downsides they seem to come with. Evidence…
1776 Unites, a project led by prominent writers, thinkers, historians, and academics, has released its first installment of a curriculum that uses "authentic, inspiring stories from American history" to "celebrate…
Two locals writing in Minn Post propose five benchmarks for ending Minnesota's state of emergency - the Governor himself only claims to have two. Sadly, their benchmarks are almost all…
Some liberal media outlets have sought to depict the removal of Steve Kelley from his role as the head of the Department of Commerce as a partisan jab at Governor…
In what can only be described as the greatest pairing in all of human history, John Stossel and Michael Shellenberger team up to discuss wildfires in California. The massive, deadly…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
In a forum held over the weekend to discuss the state of childcare in Brown and Redwood counties, one owner of a childcare center mentioned that regulations are sometimes too…
Think of it as the government equivalent of finding a bundle of cash stashed under the mattress. The Spirit Mountain ski lift and recreation area, beneficiary of about $1 million…
In nine of the state's 50 largest school districts, the 2020 school year started virtually for Minnesota students, but now in several of those districts, students are physically heading back…
As with the positivity rate, it isn't clear that the ratio of community spread cases makes a very useful benchmark for whether Minnesota is in a state of emergency or…
The U.S. Department of Education recognized eight Minnesota elementary schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for their work in closing achievement gaps between student groups and all students. No Minnesota…
Liberal environmentalists are swooning over the fact that China has recently announced that it will be “climate neutral” by 2060. State Representative Jamie Long (DFL), who authored a bill that…
New data shows that during the strictest period of the lockdown (March to May), vaccinations and screenings for childhood diseases, as well as other visits dropped tremendously. This spells significant…
There’s a new application for the law stating for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. Permits to carry and gun sales in the state were already up considerably…
The data has consistently failed to support the state government's dire warnings. Rather than ditching the dire warnings, the state government is ditching the data.
Yesterday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed and executive order that will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel powered cars and trucks in California by 2035. This is exactly why…
The 2020 school year is underway, but not all public school parents are pleased with district schools' choice of learning model, causing support for school choice to surge.