Yesterday the MN Senate held a hearing on their omnibus commerce finance bill. This bill starts to show a clearer picture of where the DFL wants to take Minnesota’s health…
Thousands of special education teachers, career-technical instructors, and educators of color would be negatively impacted by a DFL bill introduced in both the Minnesota House and Senate. Nearly five years…
It’s surprisingly cheap to purchase the politics of a mid-sized state in flyover country. Now that all the campaign finance reports are in for 2022, we can add up the…
With the 2022 election behind us, we can now total up the money. In this Part 2 of Minnesota For Sale, we focus on the state Democratic party. Minnesota Democrats…
After watching Rep. Cheryl Youakim (DFL-Hopkins) run the House Education Finance Committee last week, it’s apparent she doesn’t like strong Black women. I’m not sure what else to conclude after…
In the pre-dawn hours of yesterday morning, after a contentious, marathon debate on the House floor, the lower chamber passed HF 146, marketed as the “Trans Refuge Act.” In the…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 5,717,184 people in Minnesota as of July 2022. So, if the state’s historic $17.455 billion surplus was divided among all residents equally,…
There’s an all-out assault on the 43 percent of Minnesota households that keep at least one firearm at home. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus ticked off a list of gun…
The full House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on HF 146, a bill to confirm the state’s status as a “Trans Sanctuary.” Sponsored by first-term Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL-St.…
For about a year, I have been documenting how wealthy coastal donors bankrolled the Democrats’ successful takeover of our state government in the 2022 election. Now that all the campaign…
For a little over $2 million, a bored Texas billionaire can impose a brand-new voting system on a state 1,200 miles away.
As part of its Women of the Year project, USA Today is choosing one person from each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to honor during March’s…
A bill to impose ranked-choice voting (RCV) on state and federal elections cleared two more hurdles at the state Capitol yesterday. The bill (HF 2486) is moving forward despite (or…
It’s no secret that Minnesota has struggled to help many students become literate — a failure that many of us sounded the alarm on years ago. Both Republican legislators and…
To protect tenants, Minnesota DFL lawmakers — joined by one republican lawmaker — have introduced a bunch of bills seemingly intended to extend rights to renters. Upon closer inspection, however,…
We received an email recently from Julie B. who signed our petition on the car tab increase but wrote, "The petitions are not working. We need to think of something…
Economic growth Walker Pilot Independent: Rep. Bliss states Minnesota economic forecast underscores need for tax relief, structural overhaul Bring Me the News: Tourist numbers in Minnesota returned to pre-pandemic levels…
Another rural Minnesota county has taken aim at what many residents view as hostile gun legislation moving through the DFL-controlled state legislature. The Grand Rapids Herald said an overflow crowd…
This outlet was the first to report on efforts by Minnesota Democrats to ban the sale of water in plastic containers. HF 1857 was introduced on February 16 by state…
The saying used to go, “All politics is local.” Not anymore. To be competitive in Minnesota politics, at least within the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party, you need to have a…
A bill to establish a “basic income” program was introduced today at the Minnesota state legislature. HF 2666/SF 2559 were introduced into their respective bodies and would provide $100 million…
It was a busy week for the issue of reparations across America. HF 2397 was introduced last week by freshman state Rep. Samakab Hussein (DFL-St. Paul) as the “Minnesota Migration…
While most of their peers were in algebra or English class Monday morning, a group of students gathered in the Capitol rotunda to listen to speeches in favor of a…
Minnesota's workforce is shrinking. Between June and December 2022, the number of people employed in Minnesota fell by 38,724.