In recent weeks, in response to ICE’s Operation Metro Surge, nearly every major law enforcement agency in the Twin Cities has taken the time to put out a statement to…
Felipe David Cruz-Romero, age 38 of El Salvador, is our Minnesota Man of the Day for November 24. He is due in federal court in downtown Minneapolis this morning for…
Criminal justice officials in Hennepin County are failing to use the new state statute and enhanced penalty specifically designed to help reduce violent carjackings. Given that 81 percent of all…
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…
A new brief published by the policy firm ILO Group suggests that school superintendent turnover continues at historic levels. The 2025 update of the ILO Group’s Superintendent Research Project studied…
The problem Analysis by Center of the American Experiment reveals that criminal justice officials in Hennepin County are failing to use the new state statute and enhanced penalties specifically designed…
Less than a year out from implementation of the paid family and medical leave program, the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce warns many small businesses face economic turmoil unless lawmakers…
The interest following last issue’s Thinking Minnesota Poll covering Minnesota’s election laws was the impetus for American Experiment’s four-city event tour, “Rigged or Fair? Election integrity issues in 2024.” The…
[Updated: driver fired.] The parking lot was, in fact, a handicapped parking space in front of City Hall. The “courier” was stopping by to pick up more absentee ballots en…
The following public safety news made headlines this past week. I offer this summary and insight: Minneapolis juveniles arrested after armed robbery spree. Six Minneapolis juveniles aged between 11-14 years…
The Minnesota Star Tribune writes about the growing number of investigations undertaken by the state Department of Human Services (DHS) of taxpayer-funded private autism clinics. The Star Tribune‘s headline: Minnesota…
The ever-alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 TV noticed a late addition to the federal court schedule for tomorrow. Raguse writes on Twitter (X): New to the Federal Court docket: Feeding…
Fourteen states have committed to cutting their chronic absenteeism rates in half in five years, accepting the challenge to do so from a group of education advocates. Attendance Works, EdTrust,…
Max Nesterak of MN Reformer was the first to report on the lawsuit filed by some local rideshare drivers against their own nonprofit advocacy group Minnesota Uber/Lyft Drivers Association (MULDA).…
Solar power in Minnesota hopes to transform the landscape, both figuratively and literally, over the next decade. The Minnesota Star Tribune ran a piece last week touting the growth of…
Center of the American Experiment announced a summer tour of events based on exclusive polling showing young people in Minnesota dissatisfied with the direction of the state and pessimistic about…
In many circles, chronic absenteeism has emerged as one of the biggest problems facing schools right now. As I wrote here, Minnesota’s chronic absenteeism rate has more than doubled since…
This afternoon, I visited the makeshift memorial to slain Minneapolis policeman Jamal Mitchell, to pay my respects. It sits in front of the Fifth Precinct police station at the corner…
Last month, I wrote about a bill in the state legislature which would have abolished sub-minimum wages for people with disabilities. I concluded that: There is a fundamental policy question here:…
The full impact of COVID and school closures on students is still being determined, but chronic absenteeism has certainly emerged as one of the biggest problems facing schools right now.…
House Democrats heard a bill in the Elections Committee this week to address what they think is a disturbing trend in Minnesota: people actually paying attention to local school board elections. Life…
Yesterday, a Twitter (X) account caught my eye, going by the handle of Minnesota Department of Human Services Employees, @Minnesota_DHS. It only has 34 followers, but makes the following claim…
The man accused of a fatal, unprovoked Thanksgiving-eve stabbing at an Edina bus stop was back in court on Monday. The always-alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 reports. Adam Garcia remains…
An Edina school board meeting was adjourned early Monday night after protesters first prompted the board into recess. In response to the recess, protesters began chanting, “From the river to…