Is anyone paying attention? More importantly, are the correct people paying attention? As far as I can tell, our own Sarah Montalbano was the first to report locally on the…
The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) published its 10-year outlook on Tuesday, and the forecast isn’t looking good: accelerating plant retirements, escalating demand growth, and declining dispatchable resources will…
We are all familiar with the famous quote incorrectly attributed to the French writer Voltaire: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right…
Reporter Deena Winter of the Minnesota Star Tribune was the first to break the story on Twitter (X) this morning: Winter followed up with a story on the Star Tribune…
News outlets (AlphaNews and KSTP) have obtained the settlement document between sitting state Rep. Bianca Virnig (DFL-Eagan) and her former outside employer, BrightWorks. KSTP reporter Tom Hauser posted the document…
The long-time, forthcoming mayoral candidacy of state Sen. Omar Fateh finally came forth on Monday, with the posting of a 1 min. 35 sec. introductory video on social media. The…
Alert readers will recall that I’ve written several times about the federal immigration court located at Ft. Snelling. Officially it’s the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review.…
Our annual Golden Turkey contest wraps up this week. Personally, I’m pulling for Nominee No. 2, the estimated 173 DEI administrators employed by Tim Walz in state government. Minnesota is…
As President-elect Donald Trump fills in the blanks of his incoming Administration, some of the earliest appointments have come in the areas of energy and the environment. Most prominent among…
I guess we’ll find out for sure once the new legislature convenes in January. In the meantime, we search for signs and portents. As for trends, I’ve been pointing to…
Notes from the day after the night before. Election 2024 saw the end of Democratic party (DFL) monopoly control at the state capitol. Trump did not prevail in Minnesota, but…
The use of the word “latest” in this Minnesota Star Tribune headline gives the game away: Mayor Frey’s latest plan has ‘action steps’ to revitalize downtown Minneapolis “action steps” The…
[Updated: driver fired.] The parking lot was, in fact, a handicapped parking space in front of City Hall. The “courier” was stopping by to pick up more absentee ballots en…
The son of the former state legislator is currently on trial for three federal drug and gun counts. The federal case arises from that same June 2023 car crash that…
The ever-alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 TV noticed a late addition to the federal court schedule for tomorrow. Raguse writes on Twitter (X): New to the Federal Court docket: Feeding…
Drilling down into local politics, we find an interesting story in the south Metro, illustrating a number of trends in state politics. The seven members of the Dakota County Board…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison took time out from his busy Labor Day schedule to post the following on Twitter (X): In the 22 hours since, the post has been…
Liz Collin of AlphaNews posted this thread on Twitter (X) last night about a new homeless encampment in south Minneapolis, Her thread documents the unsuccessful efforts by the neighbors to…
It was the tweet heard-round-the-world. At 5:30 p.m. yesterday, the local CBS affiliate, WCCO TV Channel 4 posted this on Twitter (X): Those 14 words have generated a firestorm. The…
The controversial nonprofit, founded in 2017 “to pay criminal bail and immigration bonds,” is back in the news. The Minneapolis Star Tribune posted on Twitter (X) yesterday, Weaponize? The current…
The energy crisis in Europe has put the geopolitical risks of depending on wind and solar power, while banning the domestic development of natural gas, at the forefront of the…
There are a lot of drawbacks to universal childcare. For one, public funds tend to come with strings attached. This drives up costs, forcing providers out of the market. Additionally,…
The United States contains some of the largest untapped reserves of essential metals in the world, but we aren’t producing them domestically. The video below from Kite and Key Media…