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THE INSIDE STORY: MN Legislative Session Unfiltered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx9uUSwmiZ4 Join us as we unpack the biggest wins and losses of the newly wrapped 2025-26 Minnesota legislative session with special guest Bill Walsh (QOTD: Will you go surfing on the Rum River?). Later, Rep. Harry…
KCATA Is Still Paying for the Fare-Free Experiment
Even after reinstating fares, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is warning of…
The Property Tax: Expensive and Outdated
When my dog gets hold of one of her toys, she won’t let it go. The harder I try to take it, the…
Xavier Becerra’s plan to inflate California’s housing…
At a recent debate, Xavier Becerra discussed his plan to make housing “more affordable” in…
Country Club Plaza Subsidy Deal Reveals What’s Broken…
I’ve argued for years that Kansas City’s lavish subsidies distort the market while failing to…
Data show that, since 2019, Minnesota has lost residents in all age groups and all income groups above $25k
Yesterday, I wrote about Census Bureau data which show that Minnesota’s net loss of residents since 2020 was worse than in 34 other states. Data from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allow us to dig into this a little. A common reply to points such…
2026 legislative session ends as expected
In the very first Capitol Watch email of 2026, we wrote: “If you want to know what Democrats and…
Illinoisans can read a budget before it passes for the…
Bucking the practice of recent years, lawmakers introduced the proposed budget more than…
Illinois to eliminate poor attendance from school…
High chronic absenteeism will no longer hurt a school’s state rating. Illinois plans to…
Pritzker board eliminates poor attendance from Illinois…
High chronic absenteeism will no longer hurt a school’s state rating. Illinois plans to…
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