No one should be surprised about the impending state budget deficit. Even though the state enjoyed a $17.6 billion surplus just months ago, Gov. Tim Walz and his allies in…
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post regarding two studies that ranked Minnesota as one of the least free states in the country. I got an interesting response from a…
Journalist Matt Taibbi tells John Hinderaker why the First Amendment is under threat from Big Government and Big Tech.
Three defendants in the case ran a Burnsville charter school. In the last post, we dug into the tax returns filed by the biggest nonprofits involved in the free-food scandal.…
The major nonprofit players in the free-food scandal may be dead and gone as corporate beings, but they live on in tax return and audit trails. Examining the official IRS…
In December last year, I wrote about newly released Census Bureau data which showed that, on net, Minnesota lost more residents to other parts of the United States in 2021-2022…
Could this be the end for the free-food nonprofit Partners in Nutrition? In a ruling published last month by the state Court of Appeals, the court ruled that the state…
Data shows more people are walking away from Minnesota — or aren’t coming here at all.
Another day, another ranking of the states. On Wednesday, Gov. Walz tweeted: This was in response to a “study” — a word increasingly bereft of meaning since it is applied…
In this second part of the series, we Follow the Money™ into the finances of another education-focused nonprofit. In part 1, we followed the money behind a leading nonprofit in…
In this edition of Follow the Money™, we begin what ultimately will be a deep dive into the state’s ethnic studies industrial complex. One of the more controversial bills passed…
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.…
I’ve struck a pessimistic note about Minnesota’s economy this week. I’ve noted that Minnesota’s economy — even in per capita terms — has grown more slowly than the United States’ economy generally in…
When I have pointed out the record numbers of Minnesotans fleeing the state in recent years, one of the standard responses has been: …something like “breaking news: old people are leaving…
It’s not all fun and twerking at the Twin Cities Pride Festival and Parade. It’s big money, too, and some of it was yours. The annual event held in downtown…
As soon as June 1, the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills. This means that without further borrowing, the U.S. government would not be able…
Yesterday I wrote about net domestic migration into and out of Minnesota in response to an article in the Minnesota Reformer titled ‘Are Minnesotans really fleeing to low-tax states?’ State…
Last week, Christopher Ingraham of the Minnesota Reformer emailed me to say that he was working on an article on net domestic migration into and out of Minnesota and asked…
Back in December 2021, I wrote about newly released Census Bureau data that showed that Minnesota lost a net 13,453 residents to other states in 2020-2021, the most in more…
Tech giants from the left coast were big donors to state Democrats in this last election cycle. The names of some Silicon Valley heavyweights can be found among the big-dollar…
Despite a historic $17.5 billion surplus, DFL legislators want to raise taxes and fees on Minnesotans. One of the ways they want to do that is by creating a fifth-tier…
Prominent environmental activist leaves the organization she founded, after a lawsuit defeat. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that LaDuke stepped down from the organization she founded after the nonprofit lost…
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of addressing the Freedom Rally at the State Capitol. I didn’t really have a speech as such, but below are some of the points I…
A new player has entered the game of the Democratic Party’s search for an alternative to President Biden for 2024’s presidential election: none other than our own Governor, Tim Walz:…