This op-ed appeared in the Star Tribune on April 28th, 2021 As Minnesota’s economy slowly begins to recover from COVID-19 and the measures taken by state government to fight it,…
Last week, Neal St. Anthony wrote a piece in the Star Tribune called “Zero-carbon electricity now provides most power in Minnesota,” where he describes Minnesota’s pursuit of wind and solar…
Rochester is the latest Minnesota city to kick the tires on electric busses with the purchase of two 60-foot electric busses fueled largely by nearly $5.5 million in federal grants.
Ban on elective surgeries and procedures reduced hospital and clinic volumes, costing the health care industry jobs as well as revenue.
On April 13, the St. Paul City Council approved a plan to “funnel” $46.9 million in property taxes to affordable housing projects on the former Ford Plant Site. The city…
The pandemic, the death of George Floyd, the trial of Derek Chauvin and now the death of Daunte Wright have put the state of Minnesota and its people under a…
The state’s top watchdog has told the Star Tribune the agency is looking into the fees charged by a New York company awarded a no-bid contract by the Walz administration…
State and local taxes and spending Pine Journal: Minnesota budget battles ignite; court decision kicks lawmakers into action on rape law re-write Star Tribune: Minnesota Legislature’s budget plans differ on…
Two years ago, Gov. Walz proposed raising Minnesota’s gas tax by 20¢ — a 70 percent hike. The proposal did not pass. House representatives have brought another proposal to raise the…
A cabal of progressives wants to rewrite how students learn about their American heritage.
State and local taxes and spending Grand Rapids Herald Review: Here Is How Much People Pay in Taxes in Minnesota Marshall Independent: Daudt hopeful for more tax breaks Inforum: Area…
Minnesota has been in the news recently, and not for a good reason. Even with all its strict rules, Minnesota has been labeled a COVID-19 hotspot. The fact that cases…
Woke elites have a long history of intellectual activism in modern America.
He mandated an 18th-century technology to power a 21st-century economy.
Last week, the Star Tribune reported: Thousands of Minnesota families living in poverty will see a boost in monthly relief payments and will no longer have to meet cumbersome paperwork…
State and local taxes and spending Grand Forks Herald: Summer school funds, tax relief stuck as Minnesota lawmakers prepare for recess Star Tribune: You know the story on Minnesota’s taxing,…
As COVID-19 vaccines have become available, the question has been asked ‘Who gets them first?’ We want to be lead by ‘the science’ and that tells us that “Vaccinating older…
It would be difficult to overstate the level of bureaucratic bungling and mismanagement at Minnesota’s largest government agency revealed in a scathing new state auditor’s report. The Star Tribune rattled…
Rent control is making a comeback in Minneapolis. According to the Star Tribune, the Minneapolis City Council is pushing two charter amendments that would ask voters to cap rent hikes.…
The Northstar commuter rail line in the northwestern suburbs has been a loser from the start of service in late 2009. The 38-mile line from Big Lake to Minneapolis never…
State and local taxes and spending The Center Square: Minnesota Gov. Walz revises budget, drops some proposed tax hikes Star Tribune: Gov. Tim Walz scales back proposed tax increases, boosts…
Earlier today, the Star Tribune reported that Hennepin County on Tuesday became the only public-sector government organization in the Midwest to offer its employees a minimum wage of $20 an…
“Minneapolis is a city steeped in a rich heritage of progressive politics.” So wrote a researcher in 1995. We saw a sign of that progress this week. Last August,…
The New York Times’ ‘1619 Project’ is the latest chapter in the American left’s ongoing campaign to rewrite history.