State and local taxes and spending NFIB: Minnesota Paid Leave Price Tag Skyrockets – Again Minnesota Reformer: DEED says Minnesota paid leave program will start with 25% higher payroll tax…
As we close out another week of the trial in Minneapolis, prosecutors have featured many of the (alleged) ill-gotten gains of the free-food scheme. A survey of recent headlines: ‘The…
In the dying days of the 2024 legislative session in St. Paul, state Democrats are looking to reinstate a solar power subsidy recently scaled back by the Public Utilities Commission…
National news outlets such as The Wall Street Journal detail recent concerns about soaring energy prices crippling heavy industry in Germany and several other European countries. The nascent deindustrialization of…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Minneapolis residents could face steep rise in property taxes Star Tribune: Minneapolis residential property taxes could rise steeply in 2025 KFGO: MN…
The modern coach-style tour bus parked in front of a south metro suburban hotel gave little hint as to the epic journey it had just completed. The blue and white…
Tonight the Timberwolves take on the Denver Nuggets at Target Center looking to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Semi Final. After eclipsing the Phoenix Suns 4-0 in…
A former supervisor at the nonprofit Feeding Our Future was the star witness this week at the Federal trial of the first batch of defendants. The seven currently on trial…
No one can say administrators at St. Cloud State University didn’t warn them. Long before SCSU President Robbyn Wacker recently left her post two months early, she froze registration in…
As the first trial in the sprawling free-food scandal continues into its second week, government prosecutors are putting on witnesses to meals that were never served. The U.S. Attorney alleges…
Back in February, I wrote that falling commercial real estate prices are hitting local budgets. That is now biting in Minneapolis. The Star Tribune reports: Minneapolis is staring down a…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported last week that Metro Transit is ordering 20 new electric buses before 2026. Perhaps Metro Transit has forgotten the sorry saga of electric buses in…
Regulation Minn Post: Minnesota should end sub-minimum wage for workers with disabilities WQOW: Minneapolis smokers to pay some of the highest cigarette prices in US with a $15 per-pack minimum…
After opening statements concluded on Monday, prosecutors called to the stand Emily Honer, who oversees the free-food programs for the state Dept. of Education (MDE). Her testimony began Monday afternoon…
A couple of weeks ago, KSTP reported: …Although abortion remains a top issue to many voters the economy is the most important issue influencing voters in 2024. According to our…
With a jury in place, opening statements began this morning in the trial of seven (7) defendants in the first Feeding Our Future trial. The seven were associated with a…
Regulation Alexandria Echo Press: Minn. Senate approves key legislation to ease regulatory burdens Duluth News Tribune: Point: Attracted by the flexibility, workers dig the gig economy Duluth News Tribune: Counterpoint:…
Recently, I wrote about how, contra an article — since retracted — in the Star Tribune, migration data show that Minnesota is losing retirees as it is losing everyone else.…
On Monday, April 29, at 9 a.m., Trooper Ryan Londregan will appear in Hennepin County District Court for his next pretrial hearing on charges filed against him for his use…
The first trial involving seven (7) defendants (out of the 70 charged, so far) in the free-food scandal began Monday morning at the Federal courthouse in Minneapolis. All seven were…
Will she resign from office? KVRR and other news outlets are reporting that Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) has been arrested in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Detroit Lakes is the county seat…
Regulation MPR News: ‘Look what you made me do’: Minnesota lawmakers pass proposals to crack down on ticket, junk fees Minnesota Reformer: Legislature votes to eliminate carve-outs to state minimum…
Childcare providers are having a hard time recruiting workers in Minnesota. According to the Star Tribune, A March survey by the Minneapolis Fed and First Children’s Finance found even though…
A reader sent me this piece in the MN Reformer, reporting on the ongoing efforts of Uber and Lyft to leave the Minneapolis market as the city implements new rideshare…