American Experiment Economist Martha Njolomole has all the details on Governor Tim Walz’s supplemental budget proposal this week: On March 17, Governor Walz unveiled his supplemental budget for the next four years. With a mix of tax increases, spending hikes,...
From KARE-11, Meal site sponsor who billed taxpayers $7.8 million received another $1 million even after the state ordered money paid back. The ever-alert Lou Raguse is on the story. The nonprofit involved is the New American Development Center (NADC), based in...
Minnesota’s 1988 open enrollment law was the nation’s first, allowing students to attend public schools outside their zoned home district. The policy reshaped school finance by letting state aid follow the student to a new district. The two teachers’ unions...
At the state capitol, efforts to repeal the ban on new nuclear power plants appears to be picking up momentum. From the left-leaning news website Minnesota Reformer, With 2040 carbon-free deadline looming, bipartisan legislators look to overturn nuclear...
We often hear that crime is down, but what does that mean? For auto theft in Minnesota it depends on location, and the amount of years one examines. In general, our state is seeing a decrease in auto theft in recent years, and that’s a good thing. But those...
Home education enrollment in Minnesota hit a record-high for the 2025-26 school year, surpassing even the spike during COVID-era school closures. Data from the Minnesota Department of Education reports 32,024 students are being home educated this school year,...
Should parents know when violent events occur at their child’s school? One new legislative proposal says yes. HF 59 would require that teachers and parents be digitally informed within 48 hours if a violent incident occurs at their child’s school that results...
Fox 9 was there in federal court yesterday and filed this summary of the 90-minute hearing, A federal court sentenced Derrick Thompson to 171 months, or about 14 years, for gun and drug crimes following a crash that killed five women in 2023. Thompson was...
On March 17, Governor Walz unveiled his supplemental budget for the next four years. With a mix of tax increases, spending hikes, and spending cuts, the net impact of the governor’s budget on Minnesota’s long-term fiscal outlook appears minimal. However, the...
Federal prosecutors secured the first two of what are scheduled to be six (6) guilty pleas this week in the Feeding Our Future fraud. The six are part of a group of seven defendants, all related by blood or marriage, charged back in January 2024 with stealing...