On one level, the dispute in the Minnesota House of Representatives this week is straightforward: Does a “quorum” — which is a necessary precondition for the House to do business…
To help reduce classroom distractions, curb online bullying, and encourage face-to-face interactions among students, more states are introducing legislation on cell phone use during school. North Dakota, Mississippi, Missouri, New…
On Oct. 21, 2024, pro-Palestinian student protestors took over Morrill Hall, the University of Minnesota’s administration building. The students covered security cameras with spray paint, smashed windows, and secured doors…
You would expect that a raging constitutional crisis and an “attempted coup” would be more, well… kinetic. The House reconvened at noon today in the state capitol House Chamber for…
In news from nearby Michigan, it’s now in vogue to clear-cut state forests to build unreliable and expensive solar facilities in the far north. The backlash to this story is…
The 2025 Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) will be administered to students electronically in grades 5, 8, 9, and 11 between the months of January and June. The triennial survey is…
Let’s talk turkey! Golden Turkey, that is. In what turned out to be a two-project race, the new state flag and seal defeated Gov. Tim Walz’s DEI staff to win…
Back in September, Governor Walz announced a new effort to attract business to Minnesota; “we’re focused on maintaining our record as a top state for business,” he said. This record…
Yesterday’s shenanigans at the capitol have been ably covered by my colleagues Bill Walsh and Bill Glahn. Nevertheless, there remains one unanswered question. Yesterday, Bill G. noted: During today’s session,…
A few minutes late, but shortly after noon on the appointed day (today), MN Secretary of State Steve Simon gaveled into session the House of Representatives of the 94th Minnesota…
In an unprecedented move, House Democrats boycotted the first day of Minnesota’s legislative session while House Republicans elected Lisa Demuth Speaker of the House. There was a dramatic moment when Secretary…
Thinking Minnesota magazine just hit mailboxes across the state featuring our latest poll revealing the top issues that drove Minnesota voters in the November election. House Democrats should read this…
We are less than a day away from a potential constitutional crisis in Minnesota. And national media are beginning to pick up on it. Fox News ran a piece this…
We appear to be in the midst of a slow-motion coup here in the North Star State, all in the service of overturning the results of the state House of…
Our country relies on free and fair elections, participation of the electorate, and the knowledge that office seekers will have to earn our vote every election cycle. But unlike presidential…
It’s an old adage that politicians get “sworn in” and then immediately “sworn at.” Never has that been more true for Minnesota Democrats, who held a bizarre secret swearing-in ceremony…
The state could be heading for a constitutional crisis Tuesday if all 66 Democratic Representatives-elect fail to show up, get sworn in, and fulfill their duties. At this writing, the…
For months now, we’ve been beating the drum, warning of the potential negative impacts in Minnesota of the current boom in data centers, large computer server farms supporting AI and…
Labor market Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota minimum wage rises to $11.13 per hour — and other labor news Star Tribune: Minnesota H-1B workers nearly double in decade as businesses rely on…
On January 20, 2025, President Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. One of his top campaign promises was to immediately address the failed…
Last week I wrote that, adjusted for inflation, government spending per person in Minnesota has risen 23% since 2019. From this, I concluded that “There is ample capacity for the…
There’s a strong positive relationship between union density and administrative expansion, suggesting that unions “may play a critical role in explaining the ‘educational bloat’ that now pervades schools in the…
North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced yesterday in a press conference that the Fargo police officers who shot and killed Peter Greco, 65, on November 13 were justified in their use of…
The state Attorney General, Keith Ellison, announced a new Medicaid prosecution involving $7.3 million and five felony counts. The defendant is named as Chavis Willis. Mr. Willis stands accused of…