Fact-checking Governor Tim Walz is going to be a full-time job in 2022 for those that follow state government. He speaks fast, loud and confidently. He has a habit of…
Most of the media coverage of the resistance to Gov. Tim Walz’s controversial mandate for thousands of state employees to be vaccinated or tested in order to keep their jobs…
The following article was written by Rob Port and it originally appeared in the Fargo Forum, and the Grand Forks Herald: Coal Creek Station, the largest coal-fired power plant in…
A grassroots group of parents in Fargo who banded together during the pandemic hopes to recall four members of the school board over their differences with the district's Covid policies.
After strictly enforcing Gov. Tim Walz's mask mandate in order to play youth sports indoors and out, the Minnesota State High School League has gotten religion. Sort of.
It’s been tough enough for Minnesota residents and businesses bordering Canada to make a go of it with the international crossing closed to nonessential travel due to COVID-19 for the…
It's safe to say there won't be an outcry from Bloomington residents over the city's decision to shut down its branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles. There's probably not…
The traditional joint media availability of the Governor and legislative leaders Monday veered off the road, into the ditch, flipped upside-down, and caught on fire. It’s normally a really good…
Now more than ever you have to wonder why anyone would sign up to be a police officer. Not knowing whether they’ll get shot at or assaulted when they go…
In his latest executive order, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continued what amounts to an effective ban on full participation in most youth sports this summer. Parsing what’s permitted and not…
The article below originally appeared in the Inforum, and it’s spot on. Xcel’s decision is about padding its ratebase, and thus its corporate profits, and if they have to team…
American Experiment’s newly released report on the statewide benefits of environmentally responsible mining of Minnesota’s world-class mineral resources continues to attract media attention. Over the weekend, Forum Communications newspapers all…
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton used to know when to call it quits. After giving himself an “F” and shutting down his Capitol Hill office in response to terrorism, Dayton walked…