The complicated electoral method was thoroughly rejected in November. On Nov. 5, 2024, Donald Trump won his second presidential term. But that day was important for another reason: Ranked choice…
Shortly before Election Day last November, Gallup reported that “The economy ranks as the most important of 22 issues that U.S. registered voters say will influence their choice for president.” Crucially, given…
Around the nation, Democrats are organizing “town hall” meetings in the districts of Republican Congressmen, in the hopes of regaining control of the chamber in the 2026 election. Nothing wrong…
The DFL deficit In February 2023, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $17 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In that “historic” session, the DFL trifecta blew…
There are lots of proposals swirling around the state capitol aimed at stopping the fraud rampant throughout state government. Will any of them work? Will any of them gain enough…
Governor Walz made news last week traveling around the Midwest holding tightly controlled town meetings in front of friendly audiences. It feels like he’s searching for the meaning of life…
The Republican Last Tuesday, Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn was “arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor for prostitution.” His Republican colleagues in the state Senate immediately called for his…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to conduct a “town hall” meeting in Rochester tomorrow (Saturday) morning at a local high school auditorium. It’s part of his multi-state tour, conducting…
Yesterday, Alpha News reports, Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn was “arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor for prostitution.” His Republican colleagues in the state Senate were quick to call…
In the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast, we break down some of the highlights from Governor Walz’s first stop along his midwest ‘red states’ tour. While Minnesota faces…
The DFL deficit In February 2023, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $17 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In that “historic” session, the DFL trifecta blew…
The dust finally settled on the November 2024 election as the House DFL candidate won the special election in Roseville and Shoreview last week. That means the House is now…
That’s the curious case of the recently-created state Office of New Americans (ONA). The private company in this instance is the Palo Alto, CA-based Emerson Collective LLC. The Collective was…
For more than a decade, members of Congress were banned from slipping spending requests for pet projects in their districts, known as earmarks, into spending bills. But as MinnPost points…
There were some whopper messages at the capitol this week reacting to the new budget forecast. The state budget office announced Thursday that the deficit in the 2028-29 biennium will…
Economic development Star Tribune: Will tax credits bring more film and TV production to Minnesota? Northern News Now: ‘They’re very entrepreneurial groups:’ Immigration and Northeast Minnesota’s economy Regulation Bring Me…
The problem Yesterday, I testified that: In February 2023, Minnesota Management & Budget forecast a state government budget surplus of $17 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In that “historic” session, the DFL…
Minnesotans support cutting spending to deal with deficit We are about to move into a new phase of the 2025 Minnesota legislative session. Phase one was the chaos caused by…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota’s paid leave program will launch with 0.88% payroll tax, state agency says KAXE: Senate Majority Leader Murphy talks state budget, federal…
Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave (PFML) scheme is a study in irresponsible governance. When the legislation was introduced in 2023, I wrote “it will mean a new 0.7% payroll…
Gov. Tim Walz unilaterally raised the payroll tax paid by every employer and employee in Minnesota this week from .7% of wages to .88%. The legislature gave Walz the power…
This week, the Minnesota House of Representatives’ Health Policy and Finance Committee passed legislation to roll back a new taxpayer-funded program to provide health insurance to illegal immigrants. Republican Rep.…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Big tech will use Minnesota tax breaks for an influx of data centers. Nobody knows how much it will cost Star Tribune:…
Groundhog Day was officially last week, but it continues at the state capitol, day after day, as the House of Representatives conducts its “do-over” session. You will recall that back…