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Coal still king in 2024

The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week again predicted a decline in global coal use, expecting demand to plateau through 2027 and decline thereafter “as renewable energy sources play a…

Naughty list: Union bosses and their criminal acts

Merry Christmas! Those in good favor this year didn’t include a number of union bosses who found themselves caught up in illegal shenanigans. Perhaps their New Year’s resolutions will include…

Electric reliability: Minnesota in the red

Is anyone paying attention? More importantly, are the correct people paying attention? As far as I can tell, our own Sarah Montalbano was the first to report locally on the…

Study: Minnesota educators lean decidedly left

An analysis examining the partisan split for professors and K-12 teachers nationwide and in each state has found that educators overwhelmingly support Democrats, even in Republican states. Author Jay Greene…

Myon Burrell heading back to prison

Convicted murderer Myon Burrell, whose commuted sentence was a cause celebre supported by Minnesota leftists, appears to be headed back to prison. He was originally convicted of a 2002 murder,…

Minnesota permitting reform is cautionary tale: CEI

The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) examined Minnesota’s permitting woes in a new study, “Feeling Minnesota: A cautionary tale for permitting reformers.” While the federal permitting process is a severe obstacle…

Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 12/20/24

State and local taxes and spending The Ely Echo: State budget issues loom Pioneer Press: Letters: We need more data to know if TIF is working for St. Paul The…

Three Evergreen Recovery executives indicted for fraud

The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Andy Luger, issued a press release yesterday announcing a 13-count indictment against three executives of Evergreen Recovery for Medicaid fraud. Two of the three employees…

Are the ‘Blue Dogs’ all bark and no bite?

Last week, the following statement appeared on the Minnesota Senate DFL’s website: Today, Senator Matt Klein (DFL-Mendota Heights), Senator Nick Frentz (DFL – North Mankato), Senator Judy Seeberger (DFL – Afton), Senator Grant Hauschild…

In 2021 videos, Sen. Omar Fateh brags about intervening with state agencies

Two videos, both produced in 2021, show the Minneapolis mayoral candidate speaking about his advocacy work on behalf of private companies providing social services funded by state government (taxpayers). Here…

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Honoring the minnesotans in the battle of nashville.

Minnesota’s bloodiest single day of the Civil War was December 16, 1864, with 87 men killed taking Shy’s Hill in the Battle of Nashville. Total casualties from four regiments of…

From Africa to Alabama

American Experiment Economist Martha Njolomole tells her story of coming to America in a video with PragerU. “Martha Njolomole grew up in a village in Malawi, Africa. Her laundromat was…

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“Minnesota’s Offender Outcomes Devoid of Racial Bias”

“Mission Impossible”

“Section 1333 Health Care Choice Compacts”

“What the Medicaid Undercount Reveals About the Medicaid ‘Unwinding’”

“A Ticking Time Bomb”

Minnesota’s Offender Outcomes Devoid of Racial Bias

Mission impossible, section 1333 health care choice compacts, what the medicaid undercount reveals about the medicaid ‘unwinding’, a ticking time bomb, thinking minnesota.

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