An arrest has been made in a case that made headlines back in December. Among other outlets, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the suspect was picked up in Chicago.…
Of Minnesota’s many supposed “labor shortages,” one of the most pressing is the shortage of nurses. Earlier this week, the Star Tribune reports: …about 1,000 workers from a dozen nursing…
Minnesota socialists are flexing their muscles, both at the ballot box and in the streets. Yesterday was Super Tuesday, primary election day for Minnesota and more than a dozen other…
Day laborers line up for blocks along West Lake Street in south Minneapolis looking for work. Around 10 am this morning, two colleagues of mine visited this intersection just west…
Scheduled for mid-May, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the state’s largest county will be holding a “crime prevention summit” to find “new solutions.” With a budget of up to…
Last Wednesday, the Metropolitan Council released more information about the proposed extension of the Blue Line light rail through north Minneapolis, Robbinsdale, Crystal and Brooklyn Park. The project is currently projected…
A growing number of articles have detailed how soaring energy prices are crippling heavy industry in Germany and several other European countries. The nascent deindustrialization of Europe stems from decades of bad energy policies mandating…
Plenty. Deena Winter of MN Reformer did a deep dive today into the tsunami of cash going directly to nonprofits in last year’s state budget. She comes up with a…
Two separate armed robbery sprees occurred in the city yesterday, KSTP-5 reports. The victims were all women, who lost wallets and cell phones. Oh, and did I forget to mention…
Economic growth KFGO: U of M study shows ethanol generated $6.6 billion in economic activity in Minnesota Star Tribune: Chris Farrell: Productivity growth has led to our economic growth Minnesota…
By request, I document, with sources, the relevant statistics. Total population of Minnesota (2023): 5,737,915. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign-born population of Minnesota (2022): 500,000. Source: MN Compass. Illegal immigrant…
I’ve written before about how Minnesota’s state government is trying to offset the residents driven out of the state by its ever-higher-tax policies with those attracted here by the state’s…
Now is your chance to say NO! to the controversial transmission line that Xcel Energy is planning to build from Becker to Lyon County. Worst of all, Xcel wants to…
The 2024 legislative session begins Monday with Gov. Tim Walz telling the Star Tribune “this is going to be one of the more challenging sessions that I’ve had as governor…
State and local taxes and spending KNSI: IRS gives Minnesota a final ‘no’ on exempting state tax rebates from federal taxes Axios: “No new taxes”: Minnesota Senate tax chair vows…
Yesterday, legislative Democrats in Minnesota held a press conference (viewable here) to formally announce the initiative to make Minnesota a sanctuary state for illegal immigrants. Democrats are marketing the bill…
Many people have asked me to comment on the civil litigation in state court between the state Department of Education (MDE) and the now-defunct free-food charity Feeding Our Future and…
At a time when legitimate concerns exist regarding whether Minnesota is doing enough to hold criminal offenders accountable...
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a new study which found that working from home is here to stay. I concluded by noting that: If this holds for…
The outlook was bleak for the Republicans arriving at St. Cloud State University in November 1975 for their state party convention. The DFL governor, Wendell Anderson, had been elected five…
Honor the Earth settles lawsuit with the state attorney general. The Star Tribune reports. Winona LaDuke, a native-American environmental activist and two-time Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate (1996, 2000) incorporated Honor…
Labor market Minnesota Reformer: Why did unionization decline in Minnesota? KROC: SE Minnesota experienced higher unemployment in December NFIB: The DFL’s $20 Billion Spending Spree Put Minnesota on Thin Ice…
HF 2860, if passed into law, would make Minnesota the nation’s 13th sanctuary state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton), the Vice Chair of the House…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ridiculous proposal to impose a tax on unrealized capital gains in Minnesota. If the value of, say, the shares that an…