State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Ramstad: The next year is going to be tough for Minnesota governments and politics Minn Post: Minnesota has over $5 billion it…
From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Mayor Jacob Frey beat back a challenge from democratic socialist Omar Fateh for a third term leading Minnesota’s largest city. We had to wait a few extra…
If it seems like a transit boondoggle gets nominated for the Golden Turkey Award every year, that’s because it’s true, and 2025 is no exception. This year, the Gold Line…
Commentator Blois Olson noted the following in his political newsletter, Morning Take, this election-eve morning, In ads CAIR Action Midwest calls out its endorsements for Minneapolis races to “Invest in…
In addition to rent control, Mayoral candidate Senator Omar Fateh wants Minneapolis to adopt a $20 minimum wage by 2028. This would be disastrous for the city, as results from…
Economic growth Star Tribune: Target layoffs reflect economic trends: ‘We’re starting to see cracks’ Star Tribune: Halloween businesses were worried, but now think last-minute spending surge will save them Minn…
With the usual long list of caveats, I’ve updated the money flowing into Minnesota elections in this odd-year, off-year of 2025. The top 25 donors (or so): In total, I’ve…
Ghouls, gourds, and giggles will abound tonight — but whose idea was it to have a celebration on such a chilly night? What we now know as the celebration of…
Rent control is not on the ballot in Minneapolis, but the upcoming Tuesday election will decide its future. Incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey is strongly opposed to rent control. But his…
Marlon Irias-Duarte is our Minnesota Man of the Day. On Friday, Irias made a first appearance in federal court having been indicted back in May on a felony count of…
Anwar Ahmed Adow, age 25, became the first defendant to plead guilty in the Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) fraud case.
Charged with five counts of wire and bank fraud, Jonathan Weinhagen made his first appearance this afternoon in federal court in downtown St. Paul. He was released on bond. You…
Jose Alberto Arroyo-Sotelo is our Minnesota Man of the Day. Dramatic scenes played out up in Fridley and Brooklyn Park earlier this month, when Arroyo was taken into custody by…
2025 is an off-year for elections in Minnesota, except for the municipal contests in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Still, there is information to be gleaned from off-year campaign finance filings.…
The Minnesota Star Tribune digs deeper into the overlapping frauds plaguing the state, Minnesota investigating more companies linked to those charged with Medicaid fraud Specifically, the Star Tribune dug into…
Nicolas Lopez-Juarez appears to be heading back to Guatemala after his felony conviction yesterday in federal court in downtown St. Paul. Lopez had earned Minnesota Man of the Week honors…
Back in 2023, the “historic” DFL trifecta enacted a K-12 education bill which included a $2.2 billion hike in spending on schools. The bill indexed the per pupil funding formula…
State and local taxes and spending Wadena Pioneer Journal: Wadena County trims preliminary 2026 tax levy to 13.28% Bemidji Pioneer: Why the Beltrami County budget includes a 42% cut to…
Erick Jorge Diego Alvarez-Henandez, age 46, pled guilty in federal court in downtown St. Paul today to two felony counts: (1) illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien and (2)…
The era of the ubiquitous yellow school bus is running out of gas. Although Minnesota schools have full budgets for bus drivers, and sometimes even extra cash for bus upgrades…
Center of the American Experiment (CAE) joined the Minnesota Justice Research Center (MJRC) for a presentation to the Minneapolis City Council’s Public Health and Safety Committee on October 1. The joint…
German Tinoco-Perez, age 35, is scheduled to appear in federal court in downtown St. Paul this afternoon. He is charged with a felony count of illegal re-entry of a previously…
At 4:00 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, the USS Ward, crewed by men of the 47th Naval Reserve Division of the 11th Battalion, 9th Naval District from St. Paul, was…
The murder of Charlie Kirk has raised awareness of the danger that politicized anger and resentment pose to American society. Attention has largely focused on the internet’s role in radicalizing…