State and local taxes and spending Kare 11: With property taxes rising in Minneapolis, taxation board president urges new ideas KSTP: Roseville homeowner sounds alarm over 35% property tax increase…
In March, I wrote an article titled “Tanking commercial property values in downtown Minneapolis push up residential property taxes.” Across the Mississippi, Ramsey County Auditor Tracy West told the County…
A law passed by the 2023 DFL-controlled Minnesota Legislature that bars certain religious colleges and universities from participating in the state’s 40-year-old Postsecondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) program has been ruled…
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…
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…
Welcome to Capitol Watch 2025 Happy New Year and welcome to Capitol Watch 2025! Hold onto your wallets because the Minnesota Legislature returns to St. Paul on Tuesday, January 14,…
The Republican Party of Minnesota filed suit yesterday (Saturday) contesting the timing of the special election scheduled for January 28 for House District 40B (Roseville area). A press conference is…
The 94th Minnesota Legislature will convene on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. And when that happens, it appears that Republicans will hold a slight, if temporary, advantage in both houses. Two…
The sole suspect charged in an alleged child gang rape should not have been free. Oscar Ernesto Luna, age 22, has been charged with the alleged rape of an 11-year-old…
As downtown Minneapolis struggles with crime and an exodus of businesses, those who are left are pleading with Target, a major downtown employer, to get its workers back to the…
Anyone watching the House Ways and Means Committee Monday got a glimpse of the raw philosophical divide between Democrats and Republicans. It was brought to us by Rep. Jamie Becker-Finn…
The funds may not have already been in the bank, but you’d never know it by the way 17 cities and counties talked about their plans to spend hundreds of…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: A new Minnesota law is saving certain kinds of businesses a boatload in federal income taxes Star Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers face $7.7B…
If you drive the Twin Cities freeways, you don’t need to read MnDOT’s annual report to know traffic congestion gets worse every year. But for the record, 2018 ranks as…
One of leftist protesters’ go-to tactics involves shutting down freeways and blocking transit lines. The most notorious incident occurred in July 2016 when protesters took over I-94 following the death…
The government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers. In a free economy, consumers should do the picking.
On July 19, a Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) council will vote on the adoption of a “transgender toolkit” for our state’s K-12 public schools. The tool kit pressures schools…
On July 19, a Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) council will vote on the adoption of a “transgender toolkit” for our state’s K-12 public schools. The tool kit pressures schools…
The facts still need to be established in the tragic shooting death of Philando Castile Wednesday night by a St. Anthony police officer in Falcon Heights. Reports say Castile, a…