The ability to read by the end of third grade is a critical skill for a child’s success — not only for the remainder of his or her K-12 journey…
Did you know that the 2023 DFL-controlled legislature decided that Minnesota school boards can bypass their residents and renew local school levies (taxes)? During the legislature’s 2025 special session, a…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! This week, Grace and Kathryn are once again joined by Bill Walsh for a lively discussion. First up: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s latest…
Back in May, I wrote about the proposed hike in Minnesota’s cannabis tax from 10% to 15%. That wasn’t all: Another change which has been less noted is the proposal…
Darlis Adonay Espana-Santos, age 25, appears to be back on his way to his native Honduras after a court appearance this afternoon (Monday) at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Minneapolis.…
The White House announced a “crime emergency” today in Washington, D.C. and laid out a plan “to protect public servants, citizens, and tourists, and ensure the safe functioning of the Federal…
It’s easier said than done. The tiny city of Slayton, MN, wants to replace Xcel Energy as its electricity provider with a different utility. Walker Orenstein of the Minnesota Star…
When the Walz administration allowed illegal aliens into the Minnesota taxpayer-supported healthcare system, a bulletin was provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services that basically provided a roadmap for…
From the U.S. Attorney’s press release: Hussein Mohamed Farah, the executive director of New Vision Foundation, a non-profit located in St. Paul, Minnesota, was charged by information with one count…
Fredy Kirrington-Mendoza, age 35, wins Minnesota Dad of the Week honors. A name matching Mr. Kirrington’s appears in court records in St. Cloud, Sherburne County, as a convicted felon for…
The decision Mary Moriarty, serving in her first term as Hennepin County Attorney, announced Wednesday that she had decided not to seek re-election next year. The decision is great news…
Applying the DOGE lens to the state budget. Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news about the state budget? How about the bad news: We…
Gerrymandering — the practice where politicians choose their voters rather than the other way around — is much in the news at present. Faced with moves to redistrict, Democrats in…
Welcome back to the American Experiment Podcast! Today, Grace, Kathryn, and Bill dive deep into the politics of gerrymandering. First, Bill takes us behind the scenes of the congressional mapmaking…
As horror stories continue to circulate about the thousands who could lose Medicaid coverage due to the “work requirements” and “eligibility checks” in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), two…
The DFL’s left and right go to war. On July 7, 1977, state DFL Rep. Phyllis Kahn from Minneapolis addressed a meeting at the Capitol’s State Office Building in St.…
Labor market KROC: Rochester Jobless Rate Rises Despite Record Employment KRWC: Wright County Unemployment Takes a Jump in June State and local taxes and spending KROC: Minnesota Ends Fiscal Year…
Julian Onesimo Narvaez-Ramirez, a late entrant in a crowded and competitive field, came out of nowhere to sweep the Minnesota Dad of the Month honors. Mr. Narvaez, age 53, was…
Back-to-school season will soon once again be underway, and so will the annual opportunity for educators to decide if union membership is right for them. From Sept. 1 until Sept.…
Joe Thompson gets results. The acting United States Attorney for Minnesota launched an investigation into the fraud-riddled Medicaid program Housing Stabilization Services (HSS). Don’t be confused. HSS doesn’t provide actual…
A look at legislation set to reduce prison and community supervision time for thousands of Minnesota’s convicted felons. In the midst of the torrent of progressive legislation in 2023 during…
On its own, fraud is disturbing. It presents a failure on the state government to safeguard taxpayers’ money, eroding trust. But in a high-tax, high-spending state like Minnesota, the continued…
Pedro Cortez-Soriano was in federal court in downtown St. Paul this morning for a detention hearing. Your correspondent was there. Mr. Cortez, age 55, got onto the federal radar back…
Despite being pigeonholed as a “voucher” or a “diversion” of funds from public schools, the recently passed federal tax-credit scholarship provision created under the Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA)…