Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s Attorney General, can clearly be heard pledging his support to individuals who would soon become his family’s campaign donors and later Feeding Our Future criminal defendants. His…
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) agreed to pay Center of the American Experiment $7,000 to settle a lawsuit over their failure to fulfill a data practices request. American Experiment…
Capitol Watch is taking a break from all the negativity and polarization in state government to bring you four positive developments we’ve observed in St. Paul. Next week we will…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Walz sales tax proposal hits consumers, while sparing business-to-business transactions Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Paying the tax piper doesn’t always jibe…
More schools and students will be negatively impacted if Gov. Tim Walz’s proposed education cuts for the next biennium get incorporated into the Minnesota Legislature’s state budget. (I previously wrote…
There is an agreement in St. Paul that the state budget is out of control. Gov. Walz and both chambers of the legislature have proposed lower spending in the next…
Do you know where your tax dollars are? It’s a sorry state of affairs when Minnesota — long the gold standard of forthright Midwest values and decency — is now…
You may have heard Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz say recently that he wishes there was a “shadow government.” Grace and Kathryn react on the latest episode of the American Experiment…
The message sent For years, several progressive-led cities, counties, and campuses in Minnesota have had “sanctuary” policies that have prohibited sharing information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Recent ICE activity…
Thank oil and gas for concrete, fertilizers, and plastics. The New York Post’s Dec. 9, 2024 article contained exclusive polling taken in November of that year showing that most Americans…
Legislation introduced in both the Minnesota House and Senate would bring flexibility and innovation to students’ K-12 education journeys. Under H.F. 19 and S.F. 244, Minnesota would establish an education…
Gov. Walz was under the false impression that the rules don’t apply to him. Gov. Tim Walz added drama to the already-chaotic start of the 2025 legislative session when he…
We’ve got mail! Lowertown’s descent Sadly, I echo John Phelan’s sentiments on the demise of St. Paul’s Lowertown district (“Gone But Not Forgotten”). I lived in Lowertown, both times after…
Last week we wrote about Gov. Walz’s budget proposal to the legislature and how it remains unbalanced. If adopted, his budget would spend $1.838 billion more than it takes in…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Gov. Tim Walz proposes additional spending cuts in revised budget plan KAAL TV: Governor Walz releases revised Minnesota budget Grand Rapids Herald…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continued his national “town hall” tour yesterday in Houston, TX. Local affiliate Fox 26 reported beforehand: You may recall that Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s most recent…
Suddenly, the “wrong” people are doing the “right” thing. The full quote from Nobel-prize-winning economist Milton Friedman goes as follows: I do not believe that the solution to our problem…
The CEO of the Minnesota-based free-food behemoth Second Harvest Heartland announced that she will be stepping down from her position. Allison O’Toole will be leaving the organization after leading it…
There are lots of proposals swirling around the state capitol aimed at stopping the fraud rampant throughout state government. Will any of them work? Will any of them gain enough…
Governor Walz continues to boast about how many Minnesotan kids are on Medicaid, but is that REALLY something to BOAST about?! Later Grace, Bill, and Kathryn react to House DFL…
Gov. Tim Walz continues to take aim at nonpublic schools, as his revised budget proposal for the next biennium still eliminates all funding for nonpublic school students. The cuts are…
Owing to the growing budget deficit, Gov. Tim Walz has called for more spending cuts in addition to what he initially proposed in January. Overall, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB)…
Governor Walz made news last week traveling around the Midwest holding tightly controlled town meetings in front of friendly audiences. It feels like he’s searching for the meaning of life…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to conduct a “town hall” meeting in Rochester tomorrow (Saturday) morning at a local high school auditorium. It’s part of his multi-state tour, conducting…