In February, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced new rules that will require the agency to jump through more hoops to permit building natural gas pipelines. Yesterday, the Senate…
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Like the weather, everyone in Minnesota is talking about the spike in gun violence. Unfortunately, few political leaders are doing anything meaningful about it. Enter Hennepin County Commission Board Chair…
According to the Star Tribune, Developers of a $251 million project with luxury apartments, retail and office space in Edina are seeking a $22 million tax subsidy to counter rising…
I noticed my gas tank was getting low this morning, and with the most recent oil price increases resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I decided to bite the…
A Minnesota labor union received taxpayer funds through the federal Paycheck Protection Program for which it was legally ineligible, according to report by the Freedom Foundation. The report tracked nearly…
The experimental grading system introduced in Rochester public schools was supposed to level the playing field for students. No more grades based on traditional testing, class participation and other factors,…
The free food scandal in Minnesota centers on the since-disbanded nonprofit Feeding Our Future. The FBI alleges that large-scale fraud took place in two government programs meant to provide free…
Up until January 2021, Iowa’s corporate tax rate was significantly higher than that of Minnesota –– 12 percent compared to 9.8 percent. However, in 2018, Iowa passed a law that…
American Experiment policy fellow joined Al in the Afternoon to discuss rising energy prices, and how Vladimir Putin was able to weaponize energy to help fund his invasion of Ukraine.…
Polls point to violent crime and public safety as a top issue on Minnesotans’ minds. But there’s another indicator that law enforcement officials say confirms how seriously residents statewide consider…
In digging into the free food scandal, one address not in the news sticks out. It’s a sprawling office complex in the Hamline neighborhood of St. Paul, MN. It has…
Earlier this week, investigative reporter Liz Collin profiled several victims of carjacking and auto theft. Victims shared their candid stories, talked about the trauma they suffered, and were unanimous that…
During the pandemic, numerous Minnesotans lost their jobs for pandemic-related reasons. Because of that, the unemployment insurance trust fund was depleted. Minnesota had to borrow from the federal government. That…
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released figures showing that, over the previous year, prices had risen by 7.5 percent, the fastest year-on-year rate since February 1982. Because…
In this mini-series, we have been exploring the role played by S&S Catering, one of three primary food vendors implicated in the alleged Feeding Our Future scandal. Not one person…
The current budget debate is shaping up much like the debate in 1999, albeit with exponentially more money involved. Jesse Ventura had just shocked the world with his election as…
Minnesota’s craft brewers have been an economic success story over the last decade. From 2011 to 2020, Brewer’s Association data shows the number of craft breweries increased by 520% statewide,…
The free food scandal involves at least three distinct groups of alleged fraudsters. Not one person has been arrested or charged, to date. In Part 1, we introduced the group…
On Monday, Minnesota Management & Budget announced that the state’s forecast budget surplus had grown to $9.3 billion. This is a staggering amount of money the state government is forecast…
Chad Helton’s tumultuous tenure as head of the Hennepin County Library system from afar in sunny California may be over, but not before one last departing bout of controversy. As…
An already historic surplus just got bigger. Earlier today the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released their updated economic forecast. And According to the new numbers, Minnesota is now expecting…
Much of the attention in the Feeding Our Future scandal has focused on the role of Safari Restaurant. The Safari group is just one of three networks within Feeding Our…
The number of students enrolled in Minnesota public schools for the 2021-2022 school year has dropped again, while online school, charter school and private school enrollment continues to increase, according…