First, we STOP THE TAPE on Keith Ellison’s revisionist history of the fraud epidemic here in Minnesota. Hear what he has to say when the Star Tribune asks him how much blame Democrats in office should take for the scandal. Then, Minnesota universities receive...
A City of Minneapolis audit has identified serious flaws in the oversight of contracts and contractors hired by the Neighborhood Safety Department to carry out its various violence prevention efforts. The genesis In 2020 the Minneapolis City Council voted to...
On July 1, 2023, Minnesota’s gas tax of 28.6 cents a gallon was lower than in 30 other states, according to the Tax Foundation, as Figure 1 shows. Figure 1 By July this year, our state’s gas tax was up to 32.7 cents a gallon — an increase of 14.3% — which...
State and local taxes and spending Le Seur County News: Le Seur County proposes smallest levy increase in more than a decade KSTP: St. Paul Park proposes a 1.8% tax levy increase, among the metro’s lowest Star News: Wright County proposes 6.54% property tax...
Minnesota’s property taxes are rising again. Last month, I wrote about the latest wave of property tax hikes sweeping across Minnesota. Some recent headlines read: Sun Post: Robbinsdale sets 6% preliminary tax levy increase for 2027 Park Rapids Enterprise:...
I’ve had much fun over the years tracing the campaign donations to Minnesota Democrats from the shadowy foreign billionaire George Soros and his extended family of New York City. So, here we go again. The Soros-funded Democracy PAC II has donated some $600,000...
In two separate courtroom trials coming up, two fraud defendants are set to face juries. The first jury trial began yesterday (Sept. 25) at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul, before district Judge Susan Richard Nelson. The defendant, Sharmaine...
Minnesotans are not optimistic about the direction of our state as they head to the polls this November. Fifty-five percent of respondents to the latest Thinking Minnesota Poll said the state is moving in the wrong direction. Only 36 percent believe the state...
State and local taxes and spending Sun Post: Robbinsdale sets 6% preliminary tax levy increase for 2027 Rochester Post Bulletin: Rochester City Council considers capping 2027 property taxes at $124.9M Park Rapids Enterprise: Hubbard County raises preliminary...
A lawsuit filed yesterday by the state attorney general against the nonprofit company Partners in Nutrition shines more light onto the larger free-food fraud scandal. It’s known as the “Feeding Our Future” scandal, named after the nonprofit company of the same...