Yesterday, I wrote about the coming hikes to property taxes in Minnesota. What is causing this? Today I’ll look at the pressures coming from the federal government and what we…
The Star Tribune reported this weekend about several data center projects that have pulled out of Minnesota thanks to “the state’s lengthy permitting process.” From the article: A company has…
State and local taxes and spending The Ely Echo: City tax hike at 6.54 percent Sun This Week: Apple Valley levy, taxes on the rise Sun Current: Edina council adopts…
Aimee Bock’s former live-in boyfriend, Empress Malcolm Watson, Jr., has been charged with two felony counts of state tax evasion, the state Dept. of Revenue announced today. Aimee Bock, of…
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…
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,…
Husayn Braveheart is just twenty-one. But he’s making quite a name for himself by repeatedly escaping consequences for his violent and destructive behavior — his most recent escape coming at…
Today, on the floor of the MN House of Representatives, HF 308 was introduced, which would allow for the construction of new nuclear generators in Minnesota up to a capacity…
American Experiment lost a good friend in October with the passing of former State Rep. Ken Wolf. Ken represented the Dakota County suburbs in the Minnesota House from 1993 to…
Nolosha is still hoping to acquire Feeding Our Future-linked property next month. State attorney general Keith Ellison announced a lawsuit on Wednesday against a controversial housing developer with plans for…
It came as a surprise to many Minnesotans in 2023 to discover that one one of the most pressing priorities facing our state was not crime or the economy but…
No. 20, Haji Salad, has ties to a controversial Lakeville housing development. It was a busy week for the Feeding Our Future case at the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis.…
Drilling down into local politics, we find an interesting story in the south Metro, illustrating a number of trends in state politics. The seven members of the Dakota County Board…
You may recall the name Empress Malcolm Watson, Jr., from the early days of the Feeding Our Future scandal. He was described back then as the live-in boyfriend of Aimee…
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
A residential development has been proposed for a 36-acre plot of undeveloped land linked to the Feeding Our Future scandal. A development company located in Eden Prairie is eying a…
A 2003 murder case illustrates the ongoing problem with violent felons released early. An April 1 press release from the U.S. Attorney caught my eye. It was no joke. The…
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. What happens next?…
An arrest has been made in a case that made headlines back in December. Among other outlets, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the suspect was picked up in Chicago.…
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…
Several news organizations have identified the man who shot and killed two police officers and a firefighter yesterday in Burnsville as 38-year-old Shannon Cortez Gooden. One of Gooden’s children called…
The Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) recently fined Dakota County United Educators, a local chapter of the state teacher’s union, for failing to report campaign expenditures in a timely fashion.…
A controversial project to convert an abandoned hotel in Eagan was denied last night by the Dakota County board of commissioners. KARE 11 reports that commissioners did not take a…
Three-term state Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL-Mendota Heights) abruptly resigned via Twitter (X) last night, as the long Labor Day weekend began. Little additional explanation was given for her sudden departure.…