Brooklyn Park

In case you missed it… and what to watch for.

I attended the Summit on Loss, Violence, and Education (SOLVE) forum in Brooklyn Park last evening and came away more hopeful for our public safety future than when I arrived. In…

One of the properties that the U.S. Attorney is trying to seize in this case is located in Brooklyn Park. It is property No. 13 of the 14 locations named…

A key committee voted last week to proceed full speed ahead with the proposed route for the Twin Cities next light-rail boondoggle in the works, the $1.5 billion and counting…

Wednesday evening the Brooklyn Center High School was celebrating graduation when a fight broke out among the six males. Staff and Brooklyn Center police were able to detain two of…

There’s been a sharp increase in the number of children with emotional or behavioral health issues being dropped off at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital. Due to a shortage…

House autocrats kept the public locked out as Democrats still met with each other and lobbyists on the side.

Recently, I wrote about how the rise in violent crime in the Twin Cities is spreading to the suburbs. That was inspired by a spree of carjackings in Woodbury and…

It might be too late to pump the brakes on the proposed Blue Line light rail line through the Twin Cities suburb of Robbinsdale pointing north. But city leaders, including…

Tobacco taxes hurt low-income Minnesotans, small businesses.

The Upper Midwest Law Center fights for clients against the ‘progressive’ agenda.

Government Covid-19 shutdowns and unemployment payments which are increased and extended for an indefinite period will keep unemployment at elevated levels.

Veterans Day is an important reminder of the service our nation's heroes have given in defense of America. As we celebrate and honor our veterans today, we can also celebrate…

Campuses in Minnesota are closed due to the COVID-19 virus, but young people can still discover what technical colleges have to offer via virtual campus tours and discovery sessions. 

A lot of states are experiencing tremendous job loss due to the economic shutdown. In the beginning, most of these job losses were concentrated in the service industry. But other…

Minnesota's first responders are on the frontline of the state's fight against the Coronavirus, but state government has dropped a proposal to cover them under worker's comp.

A recent Star Tribune article highlighted the student-employer partnerships available in the Twin Cities that are helping young people build careers. These partnerships provide jobs for students—often from communities of color—and workers…

Brooklyn Park made headlines earlier this week after announcing the completion of their 6,000 solar panel project. The City claims they will now operate on 100 percent “clean energy,” even…

Minnesota’s Information Technology (IT) industry sector is struggling, like so many others, to find skilled workers. An innovative new joint venture between Summit Academy OIC and Atomic Data Company is…

Minnesota's state government is forecast to have a surplus of $1.5 billion over the next two years. This should kill stone dead any notion that tax increases are called for.…

Like most manufacturers, the Uponor company in Apple Valley is confronting a skilled labor shortage. In October, the company—which is engaged in plastic pipe manufacturing—tackled this challenge in an exciting…

On April 26, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced that it has reached “collaborative agreements” with 10 school districts and charter schools which it claims discriminate against black…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

Somewhere along the line the St. Anthony City Council started holding its annual sleep-over planning session in a hotel in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park. Supposedly there’s no place…