For Theodore H. White, the process of a presidential election was a solemn wonder. That ordinary human beings, who for most of their history had had their rulers - emperors…
Politicians say we’re in a “new normal” with the continuing restrictions set in place by Gov. Tim Walz due to the pandemic. But there’s an even more concerning new normal…
It says a lot when a pet project backed by well-connected lobbyists fails to make the cut in the $1.9 billion bonding bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature filled with…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
It’s common knowledge that Minneapolis and St. Paul rank among the most hostile cities to cars and fossil-fueled vehicles anywhere in the country. For years the number of public parking…
There are all too many horrific episodes in American history of white mobs attacking African-Americans or other ethnic minorities. But this summer, in the Twin Cities, might have been the…
Those involved in the riots, looting and vandalism that followed the death of George Floyd in police custody had better watch their back. Federal, state and local authorities still combing…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
In nine of the state's 50 largest school districts, the 2020 school year started virtually for Minnesota students, but now in several of those districts, students are physically heading back…
Research shows that more cops mean less crime. As police numbers in Minneapolis and Saint Paul fall, not only relative to the population but in absolute terms, what will less…
Owners of dozens of renovated barns used for weddings and other events in rural Minnesota are saying “I don’t” to a state regulation so costly some say they’d have to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minneapolis' 56 homicides so far this year are 8 more than all of 2019, and just one off of the 20-year high of 57, recorded in 2006. St. Paul's 23…
In 2015, Target's location zipcodes averaged a median income of $78,964 and Walmart Supercenters $63,488. The differing performances of the two chains illustrates the differing economic experiences of better-off and less-well-off…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
With homicides up 46% over last year, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter wants to cut $9.2 million from the police budget and spend $100,000 hiring a new political director.
A 'failed state' is defined as "a state whose political or economic system has become so weak that the government is no longer in control." For a few days in…
The 1850s produced a string of flashpoints that pushed slavery to the forefront of politics even in Minnesota' and its journey to statehood would be intertwined with the issue.
Minnesota’s implacable opposition to slavery.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The budget crunch facing local governments due to the economic impact of COVID-19 may not be all bad if it leads cities to get out of businesses they probably had…
St. Paul police want to know who looted the upscale store Lululemon during the riots following the death of George Floyd. The police department just posted an online wanted notice…
A recent document called the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations calls for transitioning the entire fleet of 500,000 school buses in the United States, to American-made, zero-emission alternatives within five…
Mayor Carter's Guaranteed Income is simply a plan to add another layer of welfare to the existing arrangements. We can debate the pros or cons of this, but let us…