The Star Tribune has published a 3-part series on Minnesota’s juvenile justice system. The series paints a picture of inexplicably poor decisions made by our political and juvenile justice leadership…
The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission (MSGC) is an appointed governmental body that has significant influence over the direction and effectiveness of our state’s criminal justice systems, through the establishment of…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
The back pages of this week’s Star Tribune were a quiet reminder of the investigative clean-up that continues some 2 ½ years after the George Floyd-related riots. This is a sliver…
We’ve heard it all before from Met Council chairman Charles Zelle, who oversees Metro Transit and the Twin Cities’ light rail lines. Promises and plans to crack down on the…
An update on the Rush Line Bus Rapid Transit project.
Fox 9 reports that three figures charged in the Feeding Our Future case are scheduled to appear in Federal court tomorrow (Thursday) and are expected to plead guilty. It is…
Much like St. Paul and Minneapolis, Rochester is also struggling with a housing affordability issue. However, unlike the two cities, Rochester is going in a different direction. Instead of imposing…
A newly uncovered court transcript indicated that unnamed state representative went to bat for Feeding Our Future and one of its nonprofit food providers. The transcript, from a hearing that…
State and local taxes and spending CBS News: Minnesota not collecting as much tax revenue as it could on newly legal THC edibles West Central Tribune: City of Willmar proposing…
That is what St. Paul homeowners are about to find out next year when they see their property tax bill. With Mayor Melvin Carter proposing a double-digit tax hike, and…
Pretty much everyone agrees Minneapolis and St. Paul desperately need more police officers on the streets, a lot more. It’s still just too unpredictable and potentially dangerous to take a…
Note to reader: Explicit content Parental concern over what books are made available to their children in school libraries came up recently during an NBC Today Show interview with First…
Even after rent control severely reduced housing permits in St. Paul, and pushed some investors to pause housing projects, Minneapolis is considering going in the same direction. Last year, while…
Partners in Nutrition wants back into Federal programs that provided $100 million per year in revenue to the company. The St. Paul-based nonprofit corporation Partners in Nutrition has sued the…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minnesota legislators are considering lifting taxes on federal student debt relief KFGO: Minnesota Democrats say no state income tax on student loan…
St. Paul city council is poised to make some changes to its rent control ordinance. According to new reports, the City Council has approved, among others, some of the following…
Violence marred the Labor Day holiday weekend. Saturday’s shooting inside the state fairgrounds, and Monday night’s shooting just outside the fairgrounds overshadowed Sunday’s quintuple shooting/triple murder in St. Paul. Unfortunately,…
Early September, the St. Paul City council is expected to decide on what to do regarding the city’s heavily debated rent control policy. As reported by the Star Tribune, Dozens…
Public officials in Minneapolis and St. Paul seem determined to cram more and wider bike lanes onto city streets, often at the expense of parking places and vehicle lanes. But…
With inflation still at a historic high, Minneapolis and St. Paul residents are about to be hit with some (huge) property tax hikes. According to the Star Tribune, St. Paul…
State and local taxes and spending KSTP: Minnesota’s film industry welcomes 6 projects after launch of tax credit program Mankato Free Press: Our View: Minnesota finances “above average” Bring Me…
Just about everything costs more these days with the rate of inflation running at close to nine percent. Unfortunately for state taxpayers, that includes the price of government at all…
Thursday morning St. Paul Police Officer Bill Beaudette displayed remarkable courage in saving the lives of 4 young children left alone in a duplex that caught on fire. All in…