Homeowners’ complaints over inflated property valuations by Minneapolis tax assessors have paid off for the vast majority who took on the city. Hundreds of residents have received write-downs after challenging…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Hoyt Lakes Mayor Mark Skelton wrote powerful letter to the editor that published in the Strib today. In it, he argues that the PolyMet copper-nickel-precious metals mine would be the Super…
Minnesota Congressman Jason Lewis recently voted in favor of a bill which (in the words of the press release issued by his office) “aims to lower our prison systems’ recidivism…
This year we are serving 5,500 kids in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade over nine days, and we will start to have test scores on the impact of the program…
A full-page ad warning readers their “access to local news just got more expensive” has popped up again in the Star Tribune. Higher U.S. tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Where is the teachers’ union? Teachers are being assaulted. At work. Where is their union? Is it calling for tough discipline, or throwing kids out of school who hurt and…
Mark Haveman, our friend who runs the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence, penned a brilliant op-ed in today’s Star Tribune that blows up Gov. Dayton’s stated main reason for vetoing…
[Photo Source: CCPD] The reality of violence directed against K-12 educators by students is highly concerning. For too many teachers, violence while on the job is prevalent, ranging from threats…
Our friend Fritz Corrigan wrote this op-ed in today’s Star Tribune about Mosaic Co.–the company Fritz formerly headed as CEO–departing Minnesota for Florida: I am a 40-year veteran of Cargill…
The article, written with no sense of apology for its blunt focus on race, age and sexual preference, with little reference to policy positions, went on the describe other changes…
The Star Tribune should be commended (again!) for their May 19 editorial urging Gov. Dayton to sign the bill enhancing penalties for protesters who block highways or airports. I say…
Most of the focus on potential gubernatorial vetoes concerns the tax and spending bills just sent to Gov. Mark Dayton’s desk. Yet another measure before the governor also faces a…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Those who love water should also love the safest ways to transport oil. If they don't, then they aren't being intellectually honest.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The hornets’ nest was stirred up again Tuesday evening when the Edina School Board met to discuss possible disciplinary action against its Vice Chair Sarah Patzloff over a social media…
Dayton is campaigning hard for $138 million “emergency” school funding but he might just settle for more pre-K funding instead. The governor has, in the past, successfully expanded pre-K programs…
Five years after a group of watchdog citizens first challenged the status quo at Victoria City Hall, their bid to hold local elected officials accountable under the Minnesota Open Meeting…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The Dayton administration continues its relentless demand for Minnesota to adopt universal Pre-K for all four-year-old’s. There is no danger the legislature will pass universal pre-K this session but GOP…
Governor Dayton called on Minnesota legislators Tuesday to disperse $138 million in “emergency” school funding across every district in the state. Dayton says it’s a one-time funding response to 59…
In an important column in the Star Tribune last Saturday (April 28), John Rash wrote that according to the “2018 World Press Index,” the United States ranked 45th out of…