A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to discuss educational freedom and the competitive entrepreneurial marketplace that is flourishing thanks to new and expanding school choice programs across the country. I’ve written extensively on a variety of...
On Tuesday April 30th, the Hennepin County Board took the unusual step to “Delegate authority for the Hennepin County Attorney to approve and sign outside counsel agreements and amendments for special criminal prosecution….” The move came in a publicly held...
After opening statements concluded on Monday, prosecutors called to the stand Emily Honer, who oversees the free-food programs for the state Dept. of Education (MDE). Her testimony began Monday afternoon and ran for the full five hours that the court sat on...
Gov. Walz is fond of touting the “fact” that Minnesota is one of the top five states for business. It isn’t. This alleged “fact” comes from a a ranking complied by CNBC. As I’ve explained previously: …CNBC admits that “under this year’s methodology” the Life,...
This piece was originally published by Independent Women’s Forum on April 12, 2024. See the original here: https://www.iwf.org/2024/04/12/renewables-developers-win-big-discount-on-public-lands/In June 2023, I covered a Department of the Interior (DOI) rule that...
A couple of weeks ago, KSTP reported: …Although abortion remains a top issue to many voters the economy is the most important issue influencing voters in 2024. According to our new KSTP/SurveyUSA poll, 28% of “likely voters” cited the economy as the most...
This year, the biggest coalition in Minnesota’s history came together to support housing — specifically, zoning and land use — reform bills introduced in the legislature. Among other things, the bills (which I wrote about here), would have Required cities and...
Trooper Londregan appeared before Judge Tamera Garcia in Hennepin County District Court this morning, for the first of at least two omnibus hearings designed to allow the parties to make motions to the court on a broad range of issues. Trooper Londregan was...
If something appears too good to be true, it probably is, particularly if the something has anything to do with green energy. That’s turned out to be the case for the city of Winona, along with more than 700 municipalities, counties, school districts and others...
With a jury in place, opening statements began this morning in the trial of seven (7) defendants in the first Feeding Our Future trial. The seven were associated with a now-defunct Shakopee restaurant, Empire Cuisine and Market. Court got underway this morning...