Parents of youth athletes got their say at a hearing before state senate lawmakers recently about the dangers their kids face due to Gov. Tim Walz's executive order requiring participants…
There's a lot of talk about equal rights and equity issues these days in the media. But the settlement of an unusual discrimination complaint involving the U.S. Department of Education's…
Disappointment over distance learning among many high school students appears to have taught seniors who'd normally be college-bound a lot when it comes to making plans for their future. Applications…
Gov. Tim Walz’s latest COVID-19 lockdown on selective businesses isn’t going over well in his adopted hometown of Mankato. Small business owners denounced the governor’s latest edict before the new…
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The U.S. Department of Education recognized eight Minnesota elementary schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for their work in closing achievement gaps between student groups and all students. No Minnesota…
Urban school districts continue to kowtow to the left’s marching orders urging the expulsion of School Resource Officers—cops—from the hallways. Meantime, my colleague Catrin Wigfall has exposed the national teacher…
Concern over catching COVID-19 in person at the polls has reportedly been the impetus for more Minnesotans to vote by absentee ballot in the forthcoming August 11 primary. The threat…
For parents interested in alternative learning options, here are some resources to help you get started.
The uncertainty around what school will look like this fall has sent parents scrambling and looking to innovative alternatives to meet the needs of their students and enhance their learning…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The city of Mankato provides a snapshot of the economic reality many local governments statewide can expect to confront over the next few years–and it isn’t pretty. The projected deficits…
Marriott is the biggest hotel company in the world, a fixture on the Fortune 500 list. But whether the corporation follows through with a proposed $14 million SpringHill Suites hotel…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
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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.
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.
Like the state generally, Minnesota's cities are not generating jobs fast enough for their growing populations
The interests, values and policy preferences of most Greater Minnesota residents are at odds with the liberal agenda coming out of St. Paul.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.