In the spirit of Easter, we accept this cut to non-public schools. No more bus rides. No more counseling services. No more textbooks. On one condition:
The Legislature is currently on break for Easter week. Meetings will resume next week, on Monday, at which point discussions on the budget will continue. While the session adjourns on…
The state Senate is now the only remaining legislative chamber. On Friday afternoon, the all-Democrat MN Supreme Court sided with the minority House Democrats to wipe out the first two…
Plans to revive a failed Twin Cities-to-Duluth train service ignore history.
In the spirit of Easter, Capitol Watch would like to highlight three proposals likely to pass this session that will help Minnesotans and make the state a better place to…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: It’s tax time: How about a flat one here? Albert Lea Tribune: Senate Report: State Legislature needs to focus on meaningful tax…
The Minnesota Legislature is on “Spring Break” this week, taking some time off from all the hard work they’ve done passing bills and coming up with a plan to return…
Students at Valley View Middle School in the Bloomington school district can leave class for “reflection” time during Ramadan, according to school communication. Parents were sent an online form to…
Despite COVID-19, Halloween candy sales are up 13 percent over last year. Here are the most popular Halloween candies in Minnesota—the results might surprise you!
Minnesota remains one of only ten states that still outright ban church services of any size under government restrictions imposed during the statewide shutdown ordered by Gov. Tim Walz. But…
There was a time when people in certain occupations were assumed to be educated, and educated people could be presumed to know certain things. There was, in other words, a…
The House and Senate have both passed transportation bills that follow the general outline recommended in the Center’s Minnesota Policy Blueprint for Transportation: road, roads, and more roads funded with…