Liberty & Prosperity Blog

First, let's expect tonight's State of the Union Address, aka SOTU Address, to be one of the longest in history. I'm expecting that because President Trump told us we should expect that. saying that he had lots of accomplishments to talk about. Of course, the media is spinning the speech in advance . The AP wrote "One year back in office, Trump has emerged as a president defying conventional expectations. He has executed a head-spinning agenda, upending priorities at home, shattering alliances abroad and challenging the nation’s foundational system of checks and balances. Two Americans were killed by federal agents while protesting the Trump administration’s immigration raids and mass deportations." If things were this out-of-control for President Trump, Democrats wouldn't be boycotting the event in large numbers. They'd be there in the chamber and available for interviews after the Address. Instead of attending, these do-nothing Democrat senators will in...

This past Saturday, Senate District 14 Republicans, aka SD-14 Republicans, held their endorsing convention to pick their candidates for HD-14A, HD-14B and SD-14. SD-14 delegates "gathered Saturday at Jubilee Worship Center in St. Cloud" to endorse their candidates. KNSIRadio reports that "Bernie Perryman received the State Senate endorsement unopposed, earning a unanimous vote. In the House races, John Jose won the endorsement for House District 14A on the first ballot, defeating St. Cloud City Council Member Mike Conway. Sue Ek also won on the second ballot for House District 14B against Wayne Boyce." It's reported that Sue Ek and Wayne Boyce agreed that they'd abide by the endorsing convention's decision prior to the endorsing convention. Since Rep. Perryman ran unopposed for the SD-14 endorsement, the question is moot. That leaves the question of whether Council President Conway would abide by the convention's endorsement. According to sources I ...

Matt Norris is fast becoming the House DFL's chief obstructionist with his fight against SF856. SF856 is the Senate's bill for fighting fraud. Norris's chief objection to the bill appears to be that it isn't approved of by Tim Walz. Apparently, Norris's biggest objection is that he hates GOP victories on behalf of Minnesotans. It's sad that this year's DFL opposes GOP or bipartisan legislation. Norris wants a gutted piece of legislation that can make recommendations but can't investigate or prosecute. That isn't worth the paper it's printed on. This article highlights the fight between the GOP and the unserious DFL. It reports "Kreun has referred to the law enforcement section of SF 856 as the 'teeth' of the bill. He previously said he believes 'there was probably some involvement by the governor’s office' in Norris’ efforts to change the existing language of the bill." Why should people think that Tim Walz is serious a...

It's simple proving that the DFL isn't serious about preventing Medicaid fraud. It took just a single hearing to prove that accusation beyond a reasonable doubt. According to the article, "During that hearing, DFL State Rep. Matt Norris tried to delete the contents of the bill and replace it with his own OIG proposal. However, that effort was blocked by Republicans. On Thursday afternoon, Kreun said Norris’ effort would have removed the portion of the bill that gives the OIG its own law enforcement division. Kreun said that section is 'a critical part of this bill that our [bipartisan] working group spent a lot of time on last year. It’s what puts the teeth into that office ,' Kreun said of the law enforcement division in the proposed OIG. Kreun said that he is open to minor changes to his and Gustafson’s OIG bill, but 'we're not gonna move backwards.'" Friday night on Almanac, House DFL Leader Zack Stephenson as just a routine amendment. Routine...

It isn't difficult to determine whether the DFL, Amy Klobuchar and Tim Walz are serious about preventing fraud. Based on this KSTP article , the DFL, Amy Klobuchar and Tim Walz AREN'T seerious about preventing Medicaid fraud. KSTP reports that "Rep. Matt Norris, DFL-Blaine," tried eliminating a bill's content. It reports that Rep. Norris "introduced a so-called 'delete everything' amendment that essentially completely replaced a Senate bill that passed the DFL-controlled Senate by a wide margin. Last year, the Minnesota Senate passed a fraud prevention bill by a 60-7 margin. That's a WIDE MARGIN! Then Norris is quoted as saying "Minnesota deserves an OIG with independence, transparency, and the sweeping investigative powers to get this essential work done." The report then states " his bill makes big changes to the Senate bill, including elimination of an enforcement bureau within the OIG, leaving that to the Bureau of Criminal App...

After the 2023 DFL Trifecta year budget was signed into law, the DFL proudly declared that the DFL had "fully funded" K-12 education. Before the start of 2024, it was discovered that the DFL's fully funded K-12 education budget had left some public school systems with significant deficits. Therefore, it isn't surprising to learn from this Alpha News article that "Minneapolis Public Schools’ projected deficit for the 2026–27 school year has grown to more than $50 million, up from earlier estimates." Further. the article reports "District leaders say the number could still change before the budget is finalized in June, but the widening gap only highlights ongoing financial and leadership turmoil inside one of Minnesota’s largest school districts." I suspect that the "leadership turmoil" that they're referencing is a fight between Education Minnesota and the taxpayers. Education Minnesota always wants more funding while taxpayers want s...