In November 2021, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis released two reports — each analyzing the impact of minimum wage hikes in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul between…
Xcel Energy continues to push ahead with its Green New aspirations despite mounting evidence that the reliability of the regional electric grid is dwindling. On May 8, 2023, the company…
Minnesota families are ditching public schools, and finding homeschooling is a challenging but fulfilling alternative.
This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week, and it is an opportunity to celebrate teachers and honor all they do. While showing our appreciation isn’t limited to this week, it’s…
The 2023 U.S. News & World Report “Best States Rankings” study has identified Minnesota as the number 5 best state in the country. The overall ranking factors in crime &…
The always-alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 noticed the filing made last Thursday in Federal court. The motion to move the trial to the District of Northern Illinois was joined by…
They say elections have consequences, especially lopsided results like the crushing defeat by a two-to-one margin of a $94 million referendum put before voters by Winona Area Public Schools last…
The Mayo Clinic sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz and key legislators this week with a warning that if legislation mandating nurse-staffing ratios at hospitals and clinics moves forward…
The Minnesota Senate is set to debate a proposal to create a statewide paid family and medical leave (PFML) program today. The trouble is that nobody really knows how much…
It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote about the terrible trend in shootings and murders of our area’s peace officers — read that piece here. Sadly, the…
It has been over 30 years since Minnesota became the first state to spark the fastest growing engine of change for public education: the charter school revolution. The state’s breakthrough…
Last week, I wrote about “worldwide combined reporting,” an element of both the House and Senate budgets. It’s a bit of a technical measure, but this shouldn’t obscure just what…
State and local taxes and spending WCCO: Minnesota House passes tax bill with $3B in tax cuts, credits for low- to middle-income residents MPR News: Unpacking tax bills as Minnesota…
On Tuesday, U.S. News published its Best States Rankings study for 2023, which ranked Minnesota the fifth-best state in the country. But while this ranking paints a good picture of…
It’s hard to believe the threat to passenger safety on Twin Cities light rail and bus lines could get any worse than the 50 percent increase in crime on Metro…
There is no question that the national push for educational freedom is really turning into a school choice revolution. As states across the country enact school choice programs for the…
Teachers’ unions have destroyed public schools; we can’t allow agriculture to follow the same fate.
Oliver Stone’s latest movie is about nuclear power and why it is probably the future of energy. The film will be airing in Minnesota in four different locations, including Minneapolis…
Walz doubles down on failure at the Met Council.
Wind and solar advocates frequently misquote Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) analysis to make two incorrect statements. The first incorrect claim is that wind and solar facilities generate electricity…
Criminal trials have been postponed to 2024. Two unrelated civil lawsuits are now closed. The Feeding Our Future scandal has spawned a cottage industry in courtroom activities, at the state…
Eighth graders across the country are struggling with U.S. history knowledge, as newly released 2022 assessment scores are back at the levels they were in the 1990s. Student performance on…
This week the state House of Representatives passed a new employer mandate for paid family and medical leave. HF 2 will impose a new tax on employers to fund paid…
Back in 2018, Finance & Commerce wrote: A concrete fortress of a parking ramp appeared to be the former Macy’s future after its 2013 exit from downtown St. Paul. What…