Economic growth KPVI: Minnesota ranks 5th worst in new economic outlook analysis State and local taxes and spending Sun This Week: Burnsville will study ‘participatory budgeting’ Pioneer Press: With divided…
To meet in person or not to meet? That is the question for several Rochester volunteer city boards and commissions whose members remain conflicted over whether it’s safe to return…
Mississippi just became the latest state to pass a universal occupational licensing bill. This means that 12 states now recognize licenses from other states, making it easier and less burdensome…
The U.S. and Canada famously share the longest undefended border in the world, more than 5,000 miles long. But you’d never know it by the aggressive posture Canada continues to…
The dust is finally settling on the 2021 state budget and the spenders won again. Any chance of lowering taxes and cutting spending was lost when all three entities (House,…
The Minnesota State Senate and House of Representatives have reached an agreement on the the biennial K-12 education budget, which includes suspending any implementation of revised academic standards that were…
Tuesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Minnesota Senate Republicans have caved on their bid to delay Governor Walz from imposing deeply unpopular California car mandates on Minnesota drivers. The…
Late last year, with forecast budget deficits of $2.4 billion for the 2020-2021 biennium and $4.7 billion for the 2022-2023 biennium, we released our report ‘Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why…
Majority now question Walz’s leadership, believe the state is on the wrong track and believe crime has gotten worse over the past year According to the latest Thinking Minnesota poll,…
Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released the newest revenue report review. According to the numbers, Minnesota’s surplus for the fiscal year ending July is up by $1.8 billion. Net general…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Is a state government shutdown looming in Minnesota? Naaaaah. Minnesota Reformer: Lawmakers poised to miss self-imposed deadline on $52 billion budget Southernminn.com:…
Minnesota parents, education advocates and even students themselves have been urging Gov. Tim Walz to stand up for all students by expanding school choice through Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). But…
If the COVID-19 pandemic was really ever an emergency, that time has long passed. Walz does not need to keep his emergency powers.
The spending spree bound to break out with the next round of federal pandemic funding for local governments has officially kicked off in Rochester.
This op-ed piece appeared in the Hutchinson Leader on June 2, 2021. Our lawmakers are on a mission to end what they have termed a public health crisis — tobacco…
The last shutdown of state government was in 2011 with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate and Mark Dayton in the governor’s office. The major sticking point was whether…
Economic development Minn Post: In the new economy, lifelong learning is mandatory WCCO: Enbridge Ready To Resume Line 3 Construction In June Stillwater Gazette: Writer misguided about Line 3 pipeline…
As someone who grew up on a small family farm in Wisconsin where we raised pigs and beef cattle, even I had to concede that the proposal from People for…
The Stearns County Board sent a signal that it wants to put hard feelings over the pandemic to rest. But the county attorney and sheriff didn't get the message.
Minnesota's to-go alcohol sales allowances are coming to an end, once again exposing the state's overly burdensome liquor laws.
Two weeks ago Gov. Tim Walz and the two top leaders of the state Legislature struck what was grandly termed a ‘global agreement’ on the state budget for next biennium.…
The need for expanding education opportunities for Minnesota students could not be more obvious. And families are calling on state leaders to do something about it. Parents and education advocates,…
After all they've been through with the pandemic, members of the Class of 2021 had to graduate to escape Minnesota's last mask mandate.
Thirteen local chambers of commerce have signed a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to stop, or at least delay, the administration’s plan to force California car mandates on Minnesota…