Minnesotans deserve better than what they have offered. Trust, accountability, and common sense are three foundational characteristics of a society that are also good measures of that society’s health and…
State and local taxes and spending Moose Lake Star Gazette: Action needed to avert looming state shortfall Star Tribune: St. Paul schools to raise property tax levy by 7.9% in…
State and local taxes and spending The Ely Echo: State budget issues loom Pioneer Press: Letters: We need more data to know if TIF is working for St. Paul The…
The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Andy Luger, issued a press release yesterday announcing a 13-count indictment against three executives of Evergreen Recovery for Medicaid fraud. Two of the three employees…
We at Center of the American Experiment have long warned of looming budget battles in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Those battles are now here, but the two sides are lining…
The St. Paul Federation of Educators members who joined the national union’s letter demanding an arms embargo against Israel last month face calls for mandatory antisemitism training as a result…
It happened again recently in Roseville. Thieves made off with copper wiring worth tens of thousands of dollars from 27 light poles in a popular park. The Roseville Police Department…
State and local taxes and spending Pioneer Press: St. Paul ‘Truth in Taxation’ hearing scheduled Monday, but Carter and council still $6 million apart Pine and Lakes Echo Journal: Letter…
Murder and Mayhem on our Light Rail Last Friday evening a 33-year-old man was shot and killed on the Metro Transit light rail at University and Hamline in St. Paul…
Two years ago, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $18 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In the event, not only was every penny of…
The battle over St. Paul’s budget is coming to a climax. KSTP reports: Nearly 200 people filled St. Paul City Council chambers on Monday night to express concern and some…
Hennepin County officials struck out at the legislature this year in their attempt to win approval to continue charging residents for the sales tax that’s paid for Target Field. But…
Back in May, I wrote an article titled “Property tax battles could be coming to St. Paul.” Simply put, tanking commercial property values have lowered commercial property tax payments and…
State and local taxes and spending Fox 9: Property tax increases give Minnesota homeowners sticker shock Axios: Minnesota homeowners brace for property tax sticker shock Kare 11: Property Tax Sticker…
How out-of-touch are elected officials in St. Paul? First, they successfully lobbied state legislators to scrap a long-standing law shielding Xcel Energy customers in the city from paying higher utility…
Information surfaces about dramatic staffing crisis in Hennepin County Attorney’s Office Alpha News broke a story this week that confirms rumors that have existed for the past two years that…
The Star Tribune wrote an in-depth piece on the widespread fears of utilities that President-elect Donald Trump will repeal the subsidy-soaked Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. What the article tacitly…
Everyone knows St. Paul businesses face a tough time these days, from an implosion of workers downtown to ever-higher property taxes and fees. But that reality apparently pales in comparison…
Minneapolis Ward 6 council member Jamal Osman is back in the news over his links to the sprawling free-food scandal. But he isn’t answering any questions. The latest round of…
Hennepin County Jail ordered to reduce inmate population to 600 Following a recent biennial inspection of the Hennepin County Jail by Department of Corrections (DOC) inspectors, the DOC has ordered…
I write occasional articles about Minnesota’s history for our magazine, Thinking Minnesota. In the course of doing so, I often write more material than I have room for, as was…
State and local taxes and spending KIMT 3: Amid several operating tax levies, one SE Minnesota school district looks to lower taxes WJON: Stearns County Makes Final Push on Justice…
Woman succumbs to gunshot injuries from last week — becomes the 8th murder victim in the past 10 months at or around a Minneapolis homeless encampment Last week we reported…
Steve Sviggum was first elected to the Minnesota House in 1978, arriving in St. Paul as a wide-eyed farmer and teacher from Kenyon, Minnesota. The blatant abuse of power he…