Agriculture Red River Farm Network: A Disconnect From Farming Economic growth Rochester Post Bulletin: Health tech firms are finally starting to grow in Rochester Kare 11: Minnesota’s thriving ‘Headquarters Economy’ State and local taxes and spending KSTP:...
Asha Jama, part of the Brava Restaurant group of defendants from Rochester, was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in federal prison for her role in the Feeding Our Future scandal. She was also ordered to repay some $450,000. Asha is one of six defendants...
Photo: Gage Skidmore via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) (https://flic.kr/p/2qjKAnK) This week, results from the Star Tribune/KARE 11/ Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication Minnesota Poll showed that Gov. Walz’ approval rating had hit a new low of...
Economic woes News broke this week of continued dramatic decreases in downtown Minneapolis commercial building values. Council member Michael Rainville, one of the few reasonable members, reported to KSTP that this sector of real estate has dropped in value by...
Minnesota insurer UCare approved a $200,000 bonus for its roughly $1 million CEO even as the company became insolvent and was placed under administrative supervision for its “hazardous financial condition.” The 42-year-old Minnesota insurer has drawn intense...
I switched schools a handful of times throughout my K-12 education, and each time my parents had a very specific reason for doing so. Looking back, those experiences have made me curious about what drives other families to make the same choice. Switching...
Hidden away on pages 43 to 45 of a 58 page MN state bill about taxes and finances, is a section entitled “Nuclear Energy Study; Appropriation.” The section is number 11. The bill is HF2438. It was signed into law by Governor Tim Walz, less than a month ago, on...
WHAT Walz and Ellison knew about the FRAUD and WHEN they knew it…. Check out the American Experiment Podcast! A damning report from the U.S. House says Walz and Ellison knew about the fraud and did nothing, Minnesota’s national education ranking fell even...
The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Daniel Rosen, announced felony charges against 15 individuals in an indictment unsealed this morning (Case No. 26-cr-115). Rosen then held a press conference to announce the charges. From the media advisory, U.S. Attorney’s...
Last week, the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. It made for the usual grim reading. Social Security is a “Pay As You Go” (PAYGO) scheme, where the payments made into the...