The epidemic of carjackings in Minneapolis has now spilled over into the adjacent suburbs. As Minneapolis is approaching 500 carjackings for the calendar year, car thieves are looking for new…
Economic growth Fox 9: Inflation eats up most of Minnesota workers’ wage gains Grand Rapids Herald Review: Minnesota ranked 48th in economic freedom index, last in Midwest Star Tribune: Minnesota’s…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minnesota’s economic forecast coming after higher-than-predicted tax collections The Neighbor: New Minnesota budget expands low-cost child care Fox 9: Gov. Walz announces…
On Election Day 2021, the voters of Minneapolis rejected a proposed charter amendment which would have eliminated the city’s police department and replaced it with a public safety agency. Fox 9 reports:…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Wave of workers’ comp claims, settlements worsen Minneapolis budget outlook Stillwater Gazette: Minnesota’s Main Street COVID relief grant application open Austin Daily…
In June, a bill passed in St. Paul waiving taxes owed on 2020 unemployment benefits and, something we argued for, payroll loans. Incredibly for a state government that is so…
Every American who is eligible to vote ought to be able to do so. That is a fundamental principle of this republic. And they have the right for those votes…
Hundreds of people trespassed onto the site of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project yesterday, chaining themselves to bulldozers, excavators, and other construction equipment, reports MPR News. Media reports…
“If you build it, they will come.” This might be sound advice when it comes to supernatural baseball fields, but it is bad advice for government transit. Fox 9 reports:…
State and local taxes and spending The Center Square: Minnesota Gov. Walz revises budget, drops some proposed tax hikes Star Tribune: Gov. Tim Walz scales back proposed tax increases, boosts…
Small business owners in the Twin Cities aren't getting much for their taxes.
Post-riot surges in crime disproportionately hurt the Black community.
If Minnesota legislators want to help businesses and laid-off workers, they should focus on removing restrictions that are currently in place in the hospitality industry.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Governor Walz's recently updated order that elementary schools can begin in-person or hybrid learning starting January 18, 2021 is still leaving students behind. Terry Otremba, father of 13-year-old daughter Addison who…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
"I think this really does come down to, like so much of it, it's not numbers, it's not data...um...its neighborliness, and it's about we're all in this together" - Gov.…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The Councillors can walk away from all this, whether they feel any shame about it or not. But, if activists like Al Flowers, Alicia Smith, and Lisa Clemons are correct…
Research shows that more cops mean less crime. As police numbers in Minneapolis and Saint Paul fall, not only relative to the population but in absolute terms, what will less…
Minneapolis city council may have recognized its mistake in calling for abolition of the police department, but it still refuses to take responsibility for the consequences.
Despite the Minneapolis Public Schools district being cleared for hybrid learning, MPS has decided on distance learning for all students. This decision has stirred up concern among families, and a…