Democratic politicians in Minnesota will be the last ones in the country to come to grips with the political realignment that’s occurring with President Donald Trump’s return to the White House. As the federal government roots out harmful DEI programs,...
And now…a word from the Senate!
In the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast Grace and Kathryn host a very special guest — Senator Jordan Rasmusson! Senator Rasmusson pulls back the curtain on the post-power-sharing Senate, addresses the rampant fraud in Minnesota, and discusses...
the only innovation is in the grift
Yes, Minnesota, there is now a new state agency that goes by the unwieldy name: MN Climate Innovation Finance Authority. The Center’s Sarah Montalbano wrote about this new entity yesterday. It’s housed within the state’s Dept. of Commerce and was created by the...
Senate DFLers end power sharing agreement with accused felon Nicole Mitchell casting decisive vote
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 2025 session on January 14, Republicans and DFLers reached a power sharing agreement....
As another government fraud scandal breaks, House DFLers continue blocking formation of anti-fraud committee
Last Wednesday, my colleague, Bill Glahn, wrote that KSTP had found that there are 62 fraud investigations currently underway involving federally-funded Minnesota child care centers. Two days later, he wrote: Yesterday, KARE-11 TV ran a new story in their...
Yet another fraud scandal brewing in state government
Yesterday, the Minnesota Star Tribune committed an act of journalism in reporting on another significant fraud scandal in state government. This one involves a program called Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) and is overseen by the state Dept. of Human...
Taxpayer dollars going to state ‘green bank’ program
The Energy News Network reported last week on the state-funded Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority. The Energy News Network reports: The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, established by state legislators as part of a flurry of climate...
House fight returns to Supreme Court
The warring parties in the Minnesota House of Representatives shutdown will be returning to the state Supreme Court next week, in an effort to break the three-week-old impasse. In this round, it’s the 67 House Republicans suing Secretary of State Steve Simon....
Constitutional Crisis Day 19: back to court
The warring parties in the MN House of Representatives shutdown will be returning to the state Supreme Court next week, in an effort to break the three-week-old impasse. In this round, it’s the 67 House Republicans suing the MN Secretary of State (SOS), Steve...
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 1/31/25
“That’s some catch, that Catch–22,” he observed. “It’s the best there is,” Doc Daneeka agreed. Yesterday, in a unanimous verdict, Minnesota’s Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Walz’s calling of a special election for House seat 40B… January 18, 2025 by...