A massive Minnesota free-food nonprofit listed a curious job description recently. In late May, Brooklyn Park-based Second Harvest Heartland posted an opening for a “voter engagement coordinator,” a temporary position…
Apparently, one of the perks of writing about Minneapolis communists is getting on their email distribution lists. A press release arrived in the office email this week from an outfit…
Minnesota socialists are flexing their muscles, both at the ballot box and in the streets. Yesterday was Super Tuesday, primary election day for Minnesota and more than a dozen other…
The incident On Monday morning at about 2 a.m., Minnesota State Troopers stopped Ricky Cobb II, 33, on I-94 in North Minneapolis for reportedly driving without rear taillights. Once stopped…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips (DFL-3rd CD) and his brother are being sued by a former employee for failure to pay overtime: A former manager…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Democratic candidates are “calibrating” their crime message during this election season. The headline reads, Minnesota Democrats embrace police-friendly message amid crime concerns The article…
The Biden administration’s fiscal year 2022 budget would impose a net tax increase of $1.3 trillion. This comes from $2.3 trillion in new taxes on high-income earners and businesses and $998…
Kendall Qualls reflects on how best to influence black communities.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
We must judge public policies by their effects, not their intentions.
This opinion editorial originally appeared in the Star Tribune: A news alert recently popped up on my phone: “Minn. lawmakers move hush-hush budget in rushed special session.” Another year, another…
DFL State Senators have introduced legislation that would make voter registration automatic, and on Tuesday, newly-elected Congressman Dean Phillips (DFL) from Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional district introduced legislation that would make voting…