The DFL’s left and right go to war. On July 7, 1977, state DFL Rep. Phyllis Kahn from Minneapolis addressed a meeting at the Capitol’s State Office Building in St.…
In 1964, Lyndon Johnson was elected president with 61.1% of the popular vote, the highest share for any candidate since 1824. With this mandate, he enacted his Great Society program,…
Six communities will receive a combined $5.21 million in grant funding to “drive economic development and community sustainability” where power plants are scheduled to close or recently closed. The grants…
Now that the dust has settled from the 2024 legislative session, it’s time to unpack several noteworthy provisions pertaining to K-12 education. Health academic standards State academic health standards will…
A Minnesota farmer fights state-sanctioned discrimination.
Last week, Uber and Lyft, true to their word, announced that they would stop operating in Minneapolis after the City Council passed an ordinance hiking driver pay. Now, WCCO reports: Minnesota House…
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.…
Digging into a recent alleged homicide in Minneapolis uncovers a remarkable paper trail. A headline from KSTP-TV 5 caught my eye last week: 2 men under ATF investigation charged in…
Vigilantism is a sign of trouble. We should never get to the point where citizens take the law into their own hands. A healthy and robust criminal justice system — one…
The value of a dollar is what it can buy you. And what a dollar can buy you in Minnesota depends on where you live in the state. According to…
Members of a high level presidential commission on law enforcement and justice issues wrapping up its work have challenged Ramsey County Attorney John Choi’s claims he resigned over differences with…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The April jobs report is terrible and when Minnesota's numbers come out they are unlikely to be any better. Indications are that poorer counties and lower paid occupations will have…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The burden, in terms of lost jobs, of fighting the Coronavirus has been heavier in some parts of our state than others.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The argument against preemption is also an argument against a statewide minimum wage.
The Minnesota state demographer expects the population in five northern counties to shrink, on net, by 9,710 people by 2050. That is, unless 8,500 people are employed as a result…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.