Federal prosecutors secured their 46th conviction in the free-food scandal when Ahmed Mohamed Artan, Defendant No. 8, entered a guilty plea. Artan, now age 40, now billed out of Golden…
The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday announced it would propose to repeal burdensome greenhouse gas emissions standards for the power sector. The press release states: Ensuring affordable and reliable energy supplies…
Back in 2023, I noted that childcare is relatively expensive in Minnesota because, as my colleague Martha Njolomole has written at length, the regulatory burden on providers is relatively high…
Isabel Lopez, age 27, described in local media as a community activist, has been indicted on four counts of assault and resisting arrest, all related to the anti-ICE protests on…
We have updated our ScandalTracker 2025TM spreadsheet to a number above $661 million over the past five years. The update is based on a new figure for the Feeding Our…
The U.S. Attorney announced machine gun possession charges against two men in connection with the shootings at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis last month outside of the Wayzata High School graduation…
As legislators worked to complete a special session to avoid a partial government shutdown, MinnesotaCare funding for illegal aliens became a flashpoint. Progressive DFL legislators considered it among their top…
So much is going on with the Feeding Our Future case in the next two weeks that I had to create a calendar to keep up. Up next in the…
Last week, investigators from a federal law enforcement task force that included local detectives from the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office conducted high-risk search warrants at eight locations around the Twin…
Common sense says that the most important thing to spend education dollars on is a well-equipped, high-quality teacher for every classroom. So, if school spending is up, why aren’t teacher…
From CBS News: Amazon to spend $20B on Pennsylvania data centers, including one next to a nuclear power plant. The abbreviation “$20B” in the headline above stands for $20 billion.…
Last year, I asked “How should we pay for the roads?” I noted three sources of pressure on the state government’s sources of funding for the construction and maintenance of…
In the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace, Kathryn, and Bill sit down to STOP THE TAPE on the special session at the Minnesota Capitol! As Democrats wept…
The West Central Tribune reported today that an administrative law judge recommends the approval of a proposed 200-MW capacity solar installation in Renville county. The project, Gopher State Solar, would…
Three weeks past the deadline, Minnesota’s legislators finally passed a budget for the 2026-2027 biennium. Under this budget, the state government will spend $66.0 billion in the 2026-2027 biennium, down…
HF 16/SF 19 was introduced into today’s special session of the Minnesota legislature. It’s one of 14 bills that will be passed today (or tomorrow morning) as part of the…
No, really. The headline from Session Daily: Working group energy agreement cuts back on funding of renewables. The good news is confirmed with the bill’s introduction this morning (HF 7).…
There will be a special session Monday to pass a two-year state budget. All four legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz signed off on a deal to pass 13 bills…
Another suburban high school graduation, another incident involving guns. Late last month, it was the Wayzata High School ceremony, held at the University of Minnesota’s Mariucci hockey arena. This weekend,…
The Minnesota House and Senate will meet in Special Session on Monday, June 9, at 10:00 a.m. The Governor and legislative leaders signed an agreement listing the bills they would…
Ironies abound. The acting U.S. Attorney, Joseph Thompson, announced yesterday that two men were indicted on gun charges who had been employed by a Minneapolis-based violence interruption nonprofit called 21…
State and local taxes and spending Alexandria Echo Press: Minnesota lawmakers approach June without a budget or bonding bill done Fox 9: Beer shortages, dirty parks: What happens without a…
This afternoon, the U.S. Attorney indicted Defendant No. 72 in the sprawling free-food scandal. Dorothy Jean Moore, age 57, billed out of Apple Valley, made her initial court appearance at…
Minnesota legislative leaders and Governor Walz have come to an agreement to avoid a government shutdown. But we’ve been here before, only to have that deal announcement interrupted by a…