So where did the Minneapolis Star Tribune get hundreds of confidential FBI witness interview reports? Why was the Star Tribune using these reports to intimidate witnesses in an ongoing federal criminal fraud investigation? None of the these mysteries were...
Why Walz’s tax credit won’t address high child care costs
Governor Walz gave his final State of the State address on Tuesday. Lamenting affordability challenges plaguing Minnesotans, he touted his proposal to expand the Dependent Care Tax Credit to lower child care costs. Anyone who’s been a new parent knows that you...
Minor Victim 1
Allan Fernando Flores-Lemus, an illegal alien from Honduras, appeared in federal court on Wednesday and pled guilty to one count of producing child pornography. Flores took Minnesota Man of the Day honors back on November 13. The plea agreement refers to a...
SCOTUS Affirms Donor Confidentiality
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court sided 9-0 with a pregnancy resource center being targeted by Democrat Attorney General Matthew Platkin of New Jersey. In 2022, Platkin issued a subpoena demanding First Choice Women’s Resource Centers turn over documents...
Long on spending, short on results
On Tuesday night, Gov. Walz gave his final State of the State speech. Implausibly, but unsurprisingly, after seven years in the governor’s mansion, he claimed that “the state of our state remains strong.” All bucks, no bang It was an occasion for the governor...
Nuclear/coal up, solar/wind down
From the Minnesota Star Tribune, Nuclear and coal expand in Minnesota’s energy mix as renewables stagnate. The Star Tribune reports on a report put out by renewable energy advocates, based on data compiled by the state Dept. of Commerce and Bloomberg. The Star...
Higher state spending doesn’t guarantee better salaries for teachers
The premise that higher spending will yield better academic results has, in practice, fallen short. So, too, has the idea that more funding reliably translates into higher teacher salaries. With teacher shortages consistently topping the list of public school...
Raided daycare owned by fmr. city councilman
The Minnesota Star Tribune reports on one of the 22 businesses raided by the FBI yesterday, One center, A Plus Universal Child Care and Learning Center in Shakopee, which was not highlighted by [YouTuber Nick] Shirley, was among the businesses raided Tuesday by...
Officer shot, suspect killed in Richfield “car prowler” call
At 3:24 am this morning, a Richfield resident in the 7500 block of Morgan Ave So. called 911 to report a person breaking into cars in the area. Responding Richfield police officers located the suspect and a foot chase ensued. According to a press release by the...
Tales of Wells Fargo
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison put out a press release yesterday celebrating his latest courtroom victory, Jury finds Emadeldin Ibrahim liable for submitting $188K in false claims to state. The case arose out of the larger Feeding Our Future scandal...









