There’s no writing off the decline in enrollment at many Minnesota colleges as a fluke any longer. What started as trickle in high school graduates skipping out on going to…
As taxes skyrocket, quality of life plummets.
A new study by a national transportation group confirms what metro area drivers already know, as well as the findings of a landmark American Experiment traffic congestion study. The Twin…
Minnesotans are experiencing the most pain at the gas pump since the Obama administration, and the hurting would be worse if Center of the American Experiment had not pulled out…
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Overwhelming local opposition to the requirement for students and faculty at Rock Ridge Public Schools to mask up has led more than 275 parents to sue the northern Minnesota school…
In the early hours of Sunday morning, a gunfight broke out in a bar on St. Paul’s popular West 7th Avenue which left 14 people injured and 27-year-old Marquisha Wiley…
Economic growth WCCO: Business Confidence In Economy Plummets, Midwest Report Says WCCO: Smaller Products, Rising Prices: Shrinkflation Hitting Grocery Store Shelves Star Tribune: Duluth tourism rebound ‘the recovery year we…
It’s like winning the lottery and tearing up the winning ticket. At least that’s how state officials must view the indifference of hundreds of local governments to the latest federally-funded…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Wave of workers’ comp claims, settlements worsen Minneapolis budget outlook Stillwater Gazette: Minnesota’s Main Street COVID relief grant application open Austin Daily…
At the height of the pandemic last year, Gov. Tim Walz told the people of Minnesota he was so afraid of dead bodies piling up outside funeral homes that he…
Labor market Pine Journal: Twin Ports area leads Minnesota with highest annual job growth rate Marshall Radio: MN Adds Jobs In August, Unemployment Drops Hometown Focus: Job growth continues in…
After years of rent control and billions poured into affordable housing, California lawmakers are finally realizing that the only way to make housing affordable is to build more homes. On…
The Minnesota Board of Pardons has always required the unanimous agreement of the governor, attorney general, and chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court to consider a convicted criminal’s application…
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everyone’s lives. However, children were especially affected. Children were blocked from school, sports, friends, and the evidence continues to show the negative effects of their isolation.…
Shortage of housing is one of the biggest issues facing most metros. But according to the Star Tribune, the Twin Cities have it worse than all regions in the nation.…
A poll carried out for the Star Tribune, MPR News, KARE 11, FRONTLINE and the PBS series sheds some fascinating light on the ongoing debate on policing in Minneapolis. Some…
Economic development Hometown Focus: Business, infrastructure, and trail projects receive economic development funding Minn Post: The Iron Range may soon be home to one of the largest solar panel manufacturing…
‘The war on cops,’ which American Experiment has been talking about since 2016, is only one part of a much broader war on the safety of Minnesotans, which is being…
A lawsuit aimed at overriding local control by directing Gov. Tim Walz to order Minnesota schools to adopt a statewide mask mandate, whether districts object or not, has lost round…
Violent crime is up 19 percent in Minneapolis in 2021 in large part due to a decline in the quantity of policing in the city. 90 percent of the gunfire…
It might be too late to pump the brakes on the proposed Blue Line light rail line through the Twin Cities suburb of Robbinsdale pointing north. But city leaders, including…
A little over a year ago, research suggested Minneapolis was in for a rise in violent crime. Sadly, that has come to pass. Figure 1 shows the percentage change in…
State and local taxes and spending KAAL TV: Gov. Walz announces allocation of $103 million of federal money Brainerd Dispatch: Area cities receive DEED grants Star Tribune: Minnesota keeps top…