On June 16, just two weeks from now, Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL) is due to stand trial for burglary. As I noted in the Summer 2024 issue of our magazine…
The Republican Last Tuesday, Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn was “arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor for prostitution.” His Republican colleagues in the state Senate immediately called for his…
The tragic passing of Sen. Kari Dziedzic in December left Minnesota’s state Senate balanced at 33-33 pending a special election to fill the vacant seat. For the start of the…
The shenanigans in the Minnesota House of Representatives have tended to obscure the fact that the legislature’s other house, the Senate, has been functioning smoothly. Until today. You may recall…
The unfortunate consequences of degrading common societal norms.
Will she resign from office? KVRR and other news outlets are reporting that Sen. Nicole Mitchell (DFL-Woodbury) has been arrested in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Detroit Lakes is the county seat…
In the last session, Minnesota’s legislature voted to raise taxes on Minnesotans by more than $9 billion over the next four years. But the legislators at the capitol aren’t the…
The South Washington County school district went for broke, placing a nearly half billion dollar referendum before voters on primary day. At $462 million, it was the largest ask ever…
There’s been a sharp increase in the number of children with emotional or behavioral health issues being dropped off at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital. Due to a shortage…
The growing crime wave in the suburban Twin Cities metro area has pushed area leaders into alternating bouts of finger-pointing and pledges of cooperation. In the past two weeks, Minnesota’s…
One aspect of the rise in violent crime in the Twin Cities has been the increase in carjackings. On November 5, Kare 11 reported that Minneapolis has seen 457 carjackings…
With bars and restaurants linked to fewer than 2% of Covid-19 cases diagnosed since June 10th, it is not altogether surprising that a good number of Minnesotans have looked at…
Minnesota bars and restaurants have been forced yet again to lose business to their counterparts in Wisconsin due to new restrictions.
So-called protests by leftist agitators, anarchists and activists have left a devastating mark on the Twin Cities that will likely take decades to erase. But that’s not good enough for…
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I detected a certain candor in the political mutiny in which Susan Kent (D-Woodbury) dethroned Tom Bakk (D-Cook) last month to become the Democrat leader of the Minnesota Senate. In…
Nearly everyone acknowledges that the lack of housing available for people of low and middle income is one of the most serious problems facing the Twin Cities today. Experts use…
A recent story in Politco entitled “Minnesota on the edge: ‘I’ve voted Democrat my whole life. It’s getting tougher,” details how the political leanings of Minnesotans on the Iron Range,…
The Senate Democrats reveal that ‘One Minnesota’ is a PR sham, but we wish it weren’t so.
Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a hearing on a bill that would permanently ban mining for precious metals in more than 200,000 acres in Northeastern Minnesota. The…
A new report from the Housing Affordability Institute shows that many of Minnesota's cities are overcharging homeowners for services and not complying with state law by failing to report on…
The bill comes due for sacrificing academic excellence to a social agenda.
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A quick quiz: Which of the following took place in Minnesota during the 2004 election cycle?