In mid-November, the Star Tribune ran a feel-good piece highlighting the efforts of a former DFL vice chair to show Minneapolis in a more positive light.As expected, the paper chose not to print my response, so I offer it here to those who appreciate when...
The St. Paul Federation of Educators members who joined the national union’s letter demanding an arms embargo against Israel last month face calls for mandatory antisemitism training as a result of their controversial action. Hundreds of parents, teachers and...
All signs point to “yes.” The question comes before the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) tomorrow. We reported last month on the recent rate case filed by the state’s largest electric utility. A “rate case” is very much like a lawsuit, where the utility...
In 2018, Education Minnesota was financially supported by 95,389 educators. Today, that number is down to 86,676 — a nine percent decline in six years. The union’s most recent federal LM-2 report, filed with the U.S. Department of Labor at the end of November,...
More exciting news on the permitting front! The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. It’s a case that has significant implications for the size and scope of the National Environmental Policy...
The New York Post put out poll results this week finding that the majority of Americans don’t understand the risks of renewable energy or the benefits of oil and gas. The Post reports: As many as 57% of US voters are not aware that the “United States is at an...
The state’s Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) issued a new report this morning with the title: Department of Human Services: Outstanding Provider Debt in Minnesota’s Medicaid Program The full 32-page OLA report is available here. In short: the Auditor has...
There’s evidence that the beneficiaries of federal electric vehicle tax credits are wealthier taxpayers with more discretionary income to purchase what is often a second vehicle. The top fifth of households have received more than 80% of all federal EV tax...
It happened again recently in Roseville. Thieves made off with copper wiring worth tens of thousands of dollars from 27 light poles in a popular park. The Roseville Police Department notified residents of the investigation on Facebook. The thieves stripped...
Photo: Reuters The trial of Daniel Penny ended today with a not guilty verdict rendered by the jury. The verdict is a positive one for those who had concerns over the impact a guilty verdict would have had on the right to self-defense. On May 1, 2023, Daniel...