A Ramsey County Court has ordered the Minnesota Department of Human Services to stop stalling and turn over the names of thousands of personal care attendants to a coalition leading…
Last Thursday, October 27th was a busy day for a coalition of devoted personal care attendants (PCAs) trying to decertify the SEIU Union that got itself “elected” in 2014 with…
Minnesota Secretary of State and county election managers are being sued by election judges who claim the 2016 Minnesota Election Judge Guide requires them to violate state election laws. The…
Minnesota Secretary of State and county election managers are being sued by election judges who claim the 2016 Minnesota Election Judge Guide requires them to violate state election laws. The…
Update: The Minnesota Supreme Court blocked the ballot proposal from being placed on the ballot because the present city charter does not provide for submitting ordinances by a citizen petition.…
Are Education Minnesota’s union rules protecting incompetent classroom teachers a key factor in the state’s appalling achievement gap for poor and minority students? That’s the gist of a lawsuit being…
You have to work at it to be cited for contempt of court in Minnesota. It’s a rare sanction for individuals and essentially, unheard of for government agencies—until now. A…
How many court orders does it take to compel state education officials to follow the law? A courtroom showdown over the serial intransigence of the Minnesota Board of Teaching has…
Last year President Obama called on cities and states to pass legislation to require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. Minneapolis just became the latest liberal metropolis to…
The Minneapolis City Council recently voted to require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. The requirement applies to firms with six or more employees and extends to all…
Teachers are in crisis over the disarray and the threats unleashed by policies of 'equity.'
This is the first in a series of articles about Employee Freedom. The Center is re-engaging on the issue of employee freedom, often called “right-to-work,” because until the raw political…
Understanding the problems with Minnesota’s tax code first requires an understanding of the principles that should guide the state’s tax policy. Sound tax policy should promote three core principles...