Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/5/19
April 6, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
April 6, 2019 by John Phelan
Minnesota Senate
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/29/19
March 30, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
March 30, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/15/19
March 16, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
March 16, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
American Experiment Testifies on the High Cost of Community Solar at the MN Senate
February 19, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Last week, I testified on the high cost the Community Solar Garden program in front of the Minnesota Senate Committee on Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy. My testimony begins around…
February 19, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Education
Education Minnesota is Fully Engaged in the Mid-Term; Raised Dues and PAC Contribution to Fund GOTV Campaign at K-12 Schools
October 29, 2018 by Kim Crockett
The Star Tribune’s Erin Golden, who covers the education and teachers’ union beat, wrote an article about how the union is aggressively asking teachers to vote and encourage their students…
October 29, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Public Safety
Is welfare fraud funding Al-Shabaab?
July 25, 2018 by Kim Crockett
$100 million in cash was allegedly carried to the Mideast via MSP airport in 2017 alone.
July 25, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Economy
Mrs. Greene Goes to Washington: Trump Administration to Roll Back the Dayton-Smith-DFL Union Dues Skimming Scheme
July 18, 2018 by Kim Crockett
To be clear, if the Obama rule is fixed, the unions that have been certified would unfortunately continue until they are decertified—that is why MNPCA is not giving up in…
July 18, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Culture
Bad behavior all around: 2015 Teacher of the Year using profanity, Fox News Commentator assaulted at restaurant
May 24, 2018 by Kim Crockett
What do these incidents have in common? Trump Derangement Syndrome, or people on the left who feel entitled to act in an uncivilized, unhinged manner because they hate Donald Trump.…
May 24, 2018 by Kim Crockett
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/11/17
May 12, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 12, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/4/17
May 5, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 5, 2018 by John Phelan
Governance
Legislators Demand Tougher Oversight Despite Threat of MNLARS Layoffs
March 17, 2018 by Tom Steward
Democrats are desperate to deflect responsibility for the monumental meltdown of the MNLARS vehicle registration system under the Dayton administration’s bungling bureaucracy. Legislative leaders are working on a measure to…
March 17, 2018 by Tom Steward
Governance
Lawmakers Target “Monster” Met Council Again
March 16, 2018 by Tom Steward
Gov. Dayton vetoed the last attempt by legislators to get the Metropolitan Council in line. But lawmakers are back with a vengeance, picking up where they left off this week…
March 16, 2018 by Tom Steward
Education
Transgender Toolkit for MN Schools Based on Controversial Obama Rule
May 22, 2017 by Catrin Wigfall
A controversial transgender and gender nonconforming “resource toolkit” drafted by the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) School Safety Technical Assistance Council recently caught the attention of 67 Minnesota legislators. The…
May 22, 2017 by Catrin Wigfall
Education
Transgender Toolkit for MN Schools Based on Controversial Obama Rule
May 22, 2017 by Catrin Wigfall
A controversial transgender and gender nonconforming “resource toolkit” drafted by the Minnesota Department of Education’s (MDE) School Safety and Technical Assistance Council recently caught the attention of 67 Minnesota legislators. The 29…
May 22, 2017 by Catrin Wigfall
Governance
A Step Toward Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
April 1, 2017 by Tom Steward
When’s the last time DFL and GOP legislators agreed on anything? To prove there’s an exception to every rule, lawmakers in the Minnesota House joined their counterparts in the Minnesota…
April 1, 2017 by Tom Steward