Last month, the Star Tribune‘s mascot Stribby the Gray Duck was at the Capitol “lobbying in support of local news.” I have not seen Stribby on the register of lobbyists,…
Even though high schoolers need at least 8 hours of sleep per night, over three in four high schoolers are classified as having insufficient sleep schedules. Unsurprisingly, students who sleep…
National Teacher Appreciation Week is a time to recognize the commitment and impact of educators across the country. But beyond the celebratory headlines (guilty!), new survey data points to a…
Last year, the Tax Committee in the Minnesota Senate, where the DFL holds a one seat majority, passed a bill that would have imposed the first “social media tax” in…
Shireen Gandhi is still in charge of the state Dept. of Human Services (DHS). Ignore the cynical games being played with job titles, the situation is unchanged. MPR News reports,…
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This week, parents and students are hopefully flooding teachers’ desks with notes, gift cards, and kitschy mugs. But what are the policies that teachers would really…
“State of Hennepin” It is true that crime has decreased in recent years in Minnesota overall — and that’s a good thing. However, as this article illustrates, the statewide recovery…
A couple of weeks ago I noted how, in 2025, Minnesota had become a state with a below average level of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first…
Amy Klobuchar announced her anti-fraud plan, DFL senators are predicting doomsday scenarios if we end the “temporary” COVID rules expanding taxpayer-funded healthcare, and Keith Ellison is getting sued by the…
National Teacher Appreciation Week kicked off yesterday, with today recognized as National Teacher Day. It was first celebrated in 1953 after Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded Congress to set aside a day…
After 250 years of nationhood, do Minnesotans believe it’s a country worth celebrating?
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the man who was shot and killed in an exchange of gunfire with Richfield Police last week as Desaver Brian Hollis, 27, of…
The federal government is suing state Attorney General Keith Ellison over his attempted regulation of global greenhouse gas emissions via litigation. The lawsuit (Case No. 26-cv-2456) was filed this morning…
There are two weeks left in the 2026 state legislative session. It’s not too late to enact a robust anti-fraud agenda. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D) launched her campaign for…
Once again, not much happening at the Capitol this week, so we’ll focus on an important debate in the Senate over welfare and health care spending. To set the stage…
Red vs. blue states and the future of the American Dream.
Like the famous Griggs-Midway building in St. Paul, Alpha News has found an address in Rochester with lots of interesting connections. They report, Under one Rochester roof: DFL office, mosque,…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Bill seeks $10 million for Minnesota cities to help with costs incurred during Operation Metro Surge Spokesman Recorder: Small businesses need Minnesota…
This time, it was a Medicaid fraud, involving the personal care assistance (PCA) program and occurred in state court. But otherwise, the result is the same. From the Minnesota Star…
The City of Minneapolis announced yesterday the awarding of $1 million in grants for “recovery of local businesses” after Operation Metro Surge. Of course, none of the money went to…
“Medicaid exists to protect our most vulnerable citizens and we have an obligation to protect it.” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz
Have we squandered one of our greatest treasures?
Since it launched, as and when the data have become available, I have been tracking the performance of Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) scheme against the forecasts on…
So where did the Minneapolis Star Tribune get hundreds of confidential FBI witness interview reports? Why was the Star Tribune using these reports to intimidate witnesses in an ongoing federal…