Photo: Tony Webster via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Tomorrow the Walz administration plans to close the historic Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the public forever, transferring…
The final campaign finance numbers are in for the 2023 election for the Minneapolis city council. All 13 council seats were on the ballot, and the results saw the avowedly…
Another election cycle is already underway, and the money is piling up. I’ve been following the money in state Democrat politics in my Minnesota for Sale series. I’ve assembled the…
I previously warned about celebrating the “historic” education funding the DFL-controlled legislature passed in 2023 given the overwhelming new mandates they attached to the new money. Turns out, despite spending…
The 2024 legislative session begins Monday with Gov. Tim Walz telling the Star Tribune “this is going to be one of the more challenging sessions that I’ve had as governor…
Last year, Minnesota’s legislature blew through an $18 billion budget surplus and hiked taxes and fees by another $10 billion for good measure. You might think that would sate the…
The Duluth News Tribune had an excellent piece by its editorial board this week that warned Minnesotans about the Walz administration’s attempt to enact a stealth gas tax in the…
State and local taxes and spending KNSI: IRS gives Minnesota a final ‘no’ on exempting state tax rebates from federal taxes Axios: “No new taxes”: Minnesota Senate tax chair vows…
Yesterday, legislative Democrats in Minnesota held a press conference (viewable here) to formally announce the initiative to make Minnesota a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants. Democrats are marketing the bill…
There is no doubt that the 2023 legislative session was “transformational.” I have written here about the numerous new education mandates that the DFL-controlled legislature passed and what they mean…
The failed Minneapolis city council candidate is trying again in a race for a suburban state House of Representatives seat. The folks behind the trademarked Twitter (X) account WedgeLive! noticed…
A variety of words have been used to describe the 2023 Minnesota legislative session. Depending on which side of the political aisle you place yourself, the session was either “bonkers”…
At a time when legitimate concerns exist regarding whether Minnesota is doing enough to hold criminal offenders accountable...
The outlook was bleak for the Republicans arriving at St. Cloud State University in November 1975 for their state party convention. The DFL governor, Wendell Anderson, had been elected five…
Last week, KSTP released the results of its KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted in late January. In the area of fiscal policy, its main findings relating to the last session were: Source: KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA So,…
The Minnesota Legislature is about to build another new office building for themselves, and the Golden Turkey committee is here for it. Without a single vote on the floor of…
We are now up to 70 defendants in the free-food program scandal. The always alert Lou Raguse of KARE 11 was out with a story this afternoon. The U.S. Attorney…
Labor market Minnesota Reformer: Why did unionization decline in Minnesota? KROC: SE Minnesota experienced higher unemployment in December NFIB: The DFL’s $20 Billion Spending Spree Put Minnesota on Thin Ice…
HF 2860, if passed into law, would make Minnesota the nation’s 13th sanctuary state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton), the Vice Chair of the House…
In 2022, Governor Walz ran promising COVID-relief “Walz checks,” which would amount to up to $2,600 for a family of four. On January 30, 2023, according to the Centers for…
Are you one of those people who check the box every year on your taxes to designate $5 to the political party of your choice, only to wonder how that…
One of the strangest and most disturbing political trends in recent years has been the enthusiastic embrace by many on the “left” of the most putrid racial politics long associated…
Parents are increasingly aware of school choice expansion across the country, and they want more — more education options and more information about those options, according to a recent survey…
If my hypothesis is correct, then the controversial voting method would finally be good for something. Readers will recall that I’ve been searching for evidence of voting fraud in recent…