Yesterday, I wrote about the coming hikes to property taxes in Minnesota. What is causing this? Today I’ll look at the pressures coming from the federal government and what we…
Your correspondent attends a game in downtown Minneapolis, and lives to tell the tale. The Minnesota Twins are currently leading the Central division of the American League. In the stands,…
We’ve all heard about organizations “too big to fail.” But what about government agencies “too big to function?” That pretty well sums up the situation at the Minnesota Department of…
The state’s ineptitude grows.
This article appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota. To receive a free issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Minnesotans of a certain age will always…
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Minnesotans of a…
Nearly a decade of inept decision-making in St. Paul has produced a pile of scandals and epic policy disasters.
Healthcare coverage for the one million Minnesotans enrolled in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare programs costs state taxpayers more than $5 billion a year. We already know from a past legislative…
Lots of people look at sports stars multi-million dollar contracts and say "Nobody is worth that much money". But some of them are. The trouble is, you only know that…
After string of IT disasters, have state agencies learned any lessons?
Hidden MNsure Costs lead to higher property taxes
By now most Minnesotans realize the Affordable Care Act has drastically increased the cost of healthcare coverage for many, while at the same time decreasing coverage choices. Governor Mark Dayton…
Three years after a disastrous launch, the MNsure state health care exchange’s IT system (METS) remains so dysfunctional that county officials still struggling to implement it openly question whether the…
Three years after a disastrous launch, the MNsure state health care exchange’s IT system (METS) remains so dysfunctional that county officials still struggling to implement it openly question whether the…