After three years the Kandiyohi County commissioners have nearly $300,000 in federal pandemic funding still on hand burning a hole in their pocket. Just one problem. They need to come up with ways to use it by December 31 or else the unthinkable happens. If...
We at Center of the American Experiment have long warned of looming budget battles in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Those battles are now here, but the two sides are lining up rather differently on either side of the Mississippi. St. Paul In a report titled “St....
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday its tentative choices for $735 million Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds for clean heavy-duty vehicles. Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency are expected to receive...
More problems for Minneapolis residents near homeless encampment This week another homeless encampment allowed to exist in Minneapolis went up in flames, completely destroying the encampment, and damaging two adjacent homes so badly that 8 adults are now...
Reporter Deena Winter of the Minnesota Star Tribune was the first to break the story on Twitter (X) this morning, Winter followed up with a story on the Star Tribune website under the lead, The FBI is searching at least two Minnesota autism centers Thursday...
A new report by Grid Strategies anticipates that U.S. electricity demand will increase five times faster than previously estimated over the next five years. The culprit? Data centers, manufacturing, and increased electrification. U.S. electricity load in 2029...
In a press release issued last week, the state’s Attorney General, Keith Ellison, announced a settlement in which the free-food nonprofit Youth Leadership Academy, d/b/a Gar Gaar Family Services (GGFS), agreed to dissolve. The settlement agreement can be read...
Some good news: the Minneapolis City Council failed to override Mayor Frey’s veto on creating a Labor Standards Board, which “would recommend pay, safety and equity regulations for employers” in Minneapolis. The bad news: work on creating the board will...
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...