State and local taxes and spending Kare 11: With property taxes rising in Minneapolis, taxation board president urges new ideas KSTP: Roseville homeowner sounds alarm over 35% property tax increase…
From a Tim Walz press release, Governor Tim Walz today announced that Tim O’Malley will join the state as Director of Program Integrity. A judge, former superintendent of the Minnesota…
The collective bargaining agreement between Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) and the teacher’s union, Minneapolis Federation of Educators (MFE) has landed the district in hot water with the federal Department of…
Oluwadamilola Ogooluwa Bamigboye is our Minnesota Man of the Day for December 12. He is a Nigerian native but currently resides in Plymouth. Mr. Bamigboye was the subject of those…
Today marks my last day here at American Experiment, as I step into a new role as Energy Policy Analyst with Always On Energy Research. At AOER, I’ll be working…
With the epidemic of fraud perpetrated against Minnesota’s taxpayers making national news and prominent DFLers like Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison under fire for their roles in…
A warning This summer I blew the whistle on the Minnesota Department of Corrections’ (DOC) early release incentive that was about to go into effect. As planned, the DOC intended…
On December 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Dr. Oz, sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz, warning that failure to address fraud could cost Minnesota…
According to the Internal Revenue Service, employers in the United States “are required to get each employee’s name and Social Security number (SSN) and to enter them on Form W-2…
And he just can’t get enough. Earlier this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz headlined a campaign fundraiser in Seattle for first-term Washington state governor Bob Ferguson (D). The Center Square…
Liability insurance is often touted as a major union perk, yet it makes up only a sliver of teacher union spending. Recent financial reports show that Education Minnesota — the…
The social-media inclined may have seen recent social media posts criticizing the federal Department of Education’s (ED) recent decision to reclassify certain types of graduate degrees as “nonprofessional.” This impacts…
The Minnesota Reformer reports today on the scrutiny that Xcel Energy is facing over its natural gas rate increase proposals. Here’s the background, from the Reformer: In October, Xcel asked…
Despite nearly $1 trillion in annual funding, many public schools in America’s K-12 education system are getting further from their goal of delivering quality education. Rising pension debts, disproportionate growth…
It’s only Wednesday morning, but I’m going out on a limb and awarding Minnesota Man of the Week honors to Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, age 40, of Mexico. Munoz is on…
I’m working to update ScandalTrackerTM, which has not been refreshed since July. The update remains a work in progress and I will continue to refine the numbers and improve the…
This week, Minnesota’s fraud epidemic continues to dominate the national news, with Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison at the center of the storm. Grace and Kathryn break down the connections…
In recent weeks, in response to ICE’s Operation Metro Surge, nearly every major law enforcement agency in the Twin Cities has taken the time to put out a statement to…
When the Star Tribune announced that a sitting member of the state governor’s cabinet would be taking over as its publisher in February 2023, there was disappointment among those who…
A new KSTP 5 INVESTIGATES report has found that Rochester Public Schools spent more than a quarter of a million dollars on a professional development program run by Superintendent Dr.…
I break down the $1 billion Minnesota fraud estimate and where it comes from. Local reporter Lou Raguse of the NBC-affiliate KARE-11 has produced a helpful 2:33 video explaining the…
Stop the fraud or win elections. This is the choice now facing Democrats in Minnesota. Want to guess which one will prevail? The ethnic-Somali population in Minnesota (including refugees and…
Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has recently announced he intends to opt his state in to the new federal tax-credit scholarship program. The announcement places fresh attention on how other…
One falsehood tends to lead to another, and then another… During a November 30 appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked Governor Walz: “Do you take responsibility…