We have been sounding the alarm that the DFL-led Legislature is poised this session to further weaken sentencing for criminal offenders. Yesterday HF 4277 was introduced into the House Public…
WCCO traced the origins of one of the guns found at the scene where two policemen and a firefighter/medic were killed earlier this month. A third policeman was injured in…
The discovery of the endangered rusty patch bumble bee threatens to hold up a major upgrade to a hazardous stretch of Highway 5 in suburban Carver County. And bureaucratic obstacles…
Last week, American Experiment submitted 2,256 signatures opposing Xcel Energy’s expensive and unneeded transmission line to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), sending a powerful message to the Walz-appointed committee…
The numbers behind the Feeding Our Future scandal are staggering: up to $500 million of taxpayer money lost, more than 250 suspects, 70 individuals indicted to date, etc. To put…
2023 was a big year for welfare expansion in Minnesota. Despite Health and Human Services (HH) already making up 30 percent of state spending, lawmakers dedicated over $6 billion in…
Greta Callahan, President of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers Local 59, just announced she is running for an open seat on the Minneapolis school board. If she wins, she will…
Two separate armed robbery sprees occurred in the city yesterday, KSTP-5 reports. The victims were all women, who lost wallets and cell phones. Oh, and did I forget to mention…
The duel between Fargo and the state over whether North Dakota cities can restrict the sale of firearms and ammunition under their home rule authority appears to be over with…
Renewable energy advocates like to stick to their talking points about wind and solar, but they never seem to address the elephant — or elephants — in the room when…
Two weeks ago I wrote about a proposal from some DFL legislators in St. Paul to hike Minnesota’s state sales tax, with the revenue dedicated to housing programs. Now, the…
House Democrats heard a bill in the Elections Committee this week to address what they think is a disturbing trend in Minnesota: people actually paying attention to local school board elections. Life…
The world may never know. Over at PowerLine, John Hinderaker records the recent multi-state criminal history of the Venezuelan illegal immigrant accused of murdering that nursing student in Athens, GA.…
Economic growth KFGO: U of M study shows ethanol generated $6.6 billion in economic activity in Minnesota Star Tribune: Chris Farrell: Productivity growth has led to our economic growth Minnesota…
By request, I document, with sources, the relevant statistics. Total population of Minnesota (2023): 5,737,915. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign-born population of Minnesota (2022): 500,000. Source: MN Compass. Illegal immigrant…
Unlike the 2023 legislative session, lawmakers have very little room for extra spending this year. After blowing Minnesota’s $18 billion surplus and raising taxes by over $9 billion, the state’s…
The regional grid operator to which Minnesota belongs, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), issued its latest Reliability Imperative report warning that the nation’s electric grid faces several immediate and serious challenges.…
A DFL bill with a “book banning” prohibition would prevent school boards from “ban[ning], remov[ing], or otherwise restrict[ing] access to a book or other material based on the viewpoint, content,…
The Rochester School District is living out the Circle of Education Funding right before our very eyes as the school board just offered their union teachers a contract they absolutely…
I’ve written before about how Minnesota’s state government is trying to offset the residents driven out of the state by its ever-higher-tax policies with those attracted here by the state’s…
In a newly introduced bill SF 4019, three DFL senators have suggested gradually raising Minnesota’s minimum wage for all employers to $20 by 2028. Currently, large employers pay $10.85 an…
Despite promising a short to-do list, the 2024 legislative session is off to a busy start. Over 500 bills have been introduced in the House first week of the session,…
In last week’s legislative preview, we commented that the proposed fix to the SRO issue was on the right track, “but it remains to be seen if the defund-the-police crowd…
It’s Truck to the Capitol Day, a time for members of the Minnesota Trucking Association to make the drive to St. Paul to meet with “elected officials to let them…