Viktoriya Komonash, age 30, accused in a wide-ranging sex-trafficking/Medicaid fraud scandal, was released from the Hennepin County jail last evening, after posting a $300,000 bond. Court records indicate that she is to return to court on September 15. Komonash...
This article serves as an important reminder to Minnesotans of all political stripes (who prefer to keep their places warm, showers hot, clothes dry and food cooked) to take a public stand and say, “Hands off my gas!” The best way to do that, besides casting a...
Minnesotans need to put a stop to the Orwellian plan known as the “Natural Gas Innovation Act” or NGIA, which became law in 2021. It is aimed at forcing most homes and workplaces onto an electricity grid, that is increasingly unaffordable and unreliable due to...
In a world of AI, ballooning student debt, and uncertainty about the college project, it’s no surprise that 6 in 10 young people have expressed that they plan to pursue jobs in the trades. If young people don’t attend college, they’ll still need to undergo some...
Digging into the Medicaid fraud charges filed against award-winning entrepreneur Salman Elmi reveals an alleged scheme of breathtaking scope, combining a sophisticated sex-trafficking network with a fully integrated taxpayer fraud machine. Alleged Medicaid pimp...
Minnesotans need to put a stop to the Orwellian plan known as the “Natural Gas Innovation Act” or NGIA, which became law in 2021. It is aimed at forcing most homes and workplaces onto an electricity grid, that is increasingly unaffordable and unreliable due to...
I never expected to feel thankful for losing over $6,000 in need-based aid, but I am. My Minnesota State Grant scholarship was originally $10,000; I’m one of the lucky ones who got to keep any of it at all. That’s because one of Minnesota’s largest need-based...
Ask most taxpayers what local government is for, and they will list the fundamentals: roads, public safety, utilities, trash collection, and zoning. But in Minneapolis and St. Paul, City Hall’s scope has broadened dramatically. From housing investments and...
We at Center of the American Experiment have long tracked the collapse of commercial real estate values in Minneapolis and St. Paul, the resulting squeeze on city budgets, and the consequent hikes in residential property taxes to plug the gaps. A common reply...
The former senior aide to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Feeding Our Future defendant No. 6 has now picked up a new felony drug charge. He had already pled guilty in the free-food fraud case back in January 2025. The terrible, horrible, no good, very bad...