Max Nesterak of MN Reformer was the first to report on the lawsuit filed by some local rideshare drivers against their own nonprofit advocacy group Minnesota Uber/Lyft Drivers Association (MULDA).…
The phrases “cooking the books” and “Madoff miracle” appear in a New York Post headline from last month (August 10) on the state Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) pension fund. The…
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More than half of Minnesota public school students still don’t meet basic proficiency in reading or math, according to newly released 2024 statewide assessment results by the Minnesota Department of…
Derrick John Thompson, the son of the former DFL state representative John Derrick Thompson, was back in state court today. You will recall that the younger Thompson, now aged 28,…
When St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and other city officials gushed about ordering the first electric fire truck in the state last year, they made it clear federal funds were…
Solar power in Minnesota hopes to transform the landscape, both figuratively and literally, over the next decade. The Minnesota Star Tribune ran a piece last week touting the growth of…
Labor market Winona Post: MN jobs, labor force little changed in July Bemidji Now: MN unemployment rate rises in July KRWC: State Job Numbers, Labor Force Sees Little Change in…
On the surface, it sounds like an intriguing idea. Burnsville residents get the chance to decide how to spend some of their city taxes on projects in their neighborhoods. The…
Yes, that’s a real headline appearing in the newly rebranded Minnesota Star Tribune over the weekend. And by children, we really mean children. The Star Tribune reports, Four children in…
State and local taxes and spending Wall Street Journal: The Minnesota Tax-and-Spend Model Cato Institute: Governor Tim Walz’s Fiscal Record Washington Times: While other governors were lowering taxes, Walz socked…
Minneapolis… This week, I’ve written about property tax hikes coming to Minneapolis. Sure enough, as the Star Tribune reports, on Wednesday Mayor Frey announced: …a $1.88 billion budget and an…
Over the last couple of days, I’ve written about how soaring city spending coming on top of plummeting commercial property values and consequent declines in commercial property tax revenues are going…
Dueling headlines in local media will lead to much confusion among retirees looking to relocate. The Minneapolis Star Tribune published this article last week under the headline: Is Minnesota one…
Back in May, I wrote an article titled “As council ramps up spending while commercial property values tank, Minneapolis property taxes set to rise.” This is now happening. Council ramps…
Last week, Walker Orenstein of the Star Tribune reported on a remarkable situation in Grand Meadow, Minnesota. He reports from a neighbor’s point of view: Trucks dropped off more than…
It’s been gratifying watching the national media hold Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accountable for his actions and polices. I say that as a former political operative who spent years trying…
Yesterday, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners (supervisors) shelved their proposal for a massive pay raise for board members, the county sheriff, and county attorney. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports:…
Here at the Center, we’ve been tracking the Tim Walz record on public policy since he first took office as governor of Minnesota in January 2019. To me, the most…
We’ve added two items to our official Scandal Tracker 2024 list. Ryan Faircloth of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports this morning on a federal analysis of COVID-era unemployment benefit overpayments…
Labor market KROC: Jobs Data Show June Was a Record-Setting Month in Rochester Area State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Study: Undocumented immigrants paid $222 million in Minnesota…
Duluth-based electric utility Minnesota Power (MP) announced this week that they had received approval from the state’s Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) for a $1 billion upgrade of an existing interstate…