State and local taxes and spending AP News: Minnesota Legislature shapes budget bills as deadline looms WCCO: Businesses raise alarm about 75-cent retail delivery fee proposal at Minnesota Legislature Morrison…
The Office of the Legislative Auditor released a scathing report in March on the Golden Turkey Winner Southwest Light Rail Transit (SWLRT), criticizing the Met Council for, among other things:…
It’s hard to take the appointment of yet another government task force too seriously for anyone who’s been around long enough. So there may not have been high expectations for…
In this episode of Created to Reign, Dr. E Calvin Beisner interviews guest Isaac Orr about carbon-free electricity and important practical and economic considerations to keep in mind when we…
A first-hand account of a Minneapolis murder case and what we can learn from it now.
Minnesotans, on average, pay a higher price for their government compared to residents of other states. A lot of high-tax advocates claim that this makes it possible for Minnesota to…
Four months ago, the media told us that conservatives were conspiracy theorists stoking the culture wars for warning the American public that the Biden Administration was attempting to ban natural…
It happens all too frequently, gunfire and violence at and around Metro Transit light rail stations. But there’s no substitute for witnessing a shooting firsthand to get the attention of…
Over the weekend, the Senate pulled its support for ‘Worldwide Combined Reporting,’ a terrible idea that would have massively increased the cost of tax compliance for businesses and enforcement for…
A lesson for state and local policymakers.
Last week, Bloomberg reported on a study concluding the air-quality improvements stemming from California’s electric vehicle (EV) subsidies go to rich people, not those living in low-income areas. The findings…
The true, seldom told story of overwhelming sacrifice and heroism.
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…