With the epidemic of fraud perpetrated against Minnesota’s taxpayers making national news and prominent DFLers like Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison under fire for their roles in it, the Star Tribune — which is published by a former member...
A warning This summer I blew the whistle on the Minnesota Department of Correction’s (DOC) early release incentive that was about to go into effect. As planned, the DOC intended to make nearly 90% of our state prisoners eligible for early release, reducing...
On December 5, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, Dr. Oz, sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz, warning that failure to address fraud could cost Minnesota federal dollars. In the letter, CMS has outlined certain requirements for...
According to the Internal Revenue Service, employers in the United States “are required to get each employee’s name and Social Security number (SSN) and to enter them on Form W-2 (this requirement also applies to resident and nonresident alien employees).” The...
And he just can’t get enough. Earlier this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz headlined a campaign fundraiser in Seattle for first-term Washington state governor Bob Ferguson (D). The Center Square reports, As federal probe widens, Gov. Walz tells Seattle crowd...
Liability insurance is often touted as a major union perk, yet it makes up only a sliver of teacher union spending. Recent financial reports show that Education Minnesota — the state teachers’ union — allocates less than 0.2 percent of its overall spending to...
The social-media inclined may have seen recent social media posts criticizing the federal Department of Education’s (ED) recent decision to reclassify certain types of graduate degrees as “nonprofessional.” This impacts physician assistant programs, advanced...
The Minnesota Reformer reports today on the scrutiny that Xcel Energy is facing over its natural gas rate increase proposals. Here’s the background, from the Reformer: In October, Xcel asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for permission to raise gas...
It’s only Wednesday morning, but I’m going out on a limb and awarding Minnesota Man of the Week honors to Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala, age 39 of Mexico. Munoz is on trial this week for assaulting a federal officer, a case arising out of a June 2025 incident...
Despite nearly $1 trillion flowing into America’s K–12 education system, student outcomes remain stubbornly stagnant, raising urgent questions about how effectively these funds are being used. According to a new analysis by the Reason Foundation, total...