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If you're the type of person who enjoys cheering for the underdog, you would've enjoyed this weekend's MNGOP Convention. You would've enjoyed the convention, held at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, aka the DECC, because Adam Schwarze was considered the underdog vs. Michele Tafoya for the open U.S. Senate seat endorsement. You would've loved this weekend's MNGOP Convention because, according to the 'experts', Kendall Qualls trailed Lisa Demuth in the endorsement fight for governor and the right to challenge Sen. Klobuchar. According to WCCO-TV's reporting , "Republican delegates endorsed Qualls at their state convention in Duluth. Qualls upset frontrunner Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth for the endorsement. The Minnesota Star Tribune said she pledged to drop out of the governor's race if she wasn't endorsed, but that it isn't clear if 'she will still abide by her pledge' or run in August's primary....

Actually, that headline is misleading. In endorsing Sen. Klobuchar for the DFL choice for governor , the DFL endorsed Sen. Klobuchar to be their gubernatorial figurehead. By that, I DON'T MEAN a Bidenesque figurehead. When Sen. Klobuchar picked Ben Schierer as her Lt. Gov. running mate, she picked him as the person who will handle day-to-day duties for the first budget year. Sen. Klobuchar's literally been in Washington, DC for the past 20 years. Democrats think of her as politically gifted and definitely risk-averse. The Democrats' joke about Sen. Klobuchar is that she's invisible 5 out-of-the 6 years of her term but that she's everywhere when it's time for re-election. The statement issued by the DFL says "Senator Klobuchar has a proven track record of bringing Minnesotans together to deliver on the issues that matter most to them. It is no surprise to see our convention delegates come together to stand alongside her as she lays out her vision for the f...

Friday was an eventful first day of the MnGOP State Convention of 2026. First, Republicans got all of their constitutional officers endorsed. Nest, Republicans endorsed Adam Schwarze for U.S. Senate. Schwarze surprisingly defeated Michele Tafoya, largely on the life issue. Schwarze and Royce White each focused one of their speeches on the life issue. While that used to be a potent political topic at the national level, the Dobbs decision has largelly rendered that issue moot. Abortion rights are now either handled at the legislative level or at the Supreme court. U.S. senators have little say in the matter. With that dynamic changing, it's time for Schwarze to determine whether he's a team player or whether he's in it for himself. While the Schwarze-Tafoya outcome was the highest-profile surprise, it wasn't the only surprise. Accordding to Alpha News's Convention live blog, "Only Braham Mayor Nate George and former State Sen. Scott Jensen’s names were put forw...

Contained in this collection of some of Ronald Reagan's greatest quotes is one that I'd never heard before. President Reagan said that, starting when he was California's governor, he gave his staff specific instructions. Then-Gov. Reagan, followed by then-President Reagan instructed his staff "I believe that any issue that comes before me to both Cabinet members and staff they are not to bring up any of the political ramifications that might surround the issue. I don't want to hear them. I only want to hear arguments about whether it is good or bad for the people. Is it morally right? And on that basis, and on that basis alone, we'd make a decision on that issue." That's a firm foundation from which to make decisions. That isn’t the only thing that factored into President Reagan’s decision-making but it was obviously the heart of President Reagan’s decision-making. The underlying principles behind President Reagan’s policies were straightforward, too....

It's past time Republicans learned how to highlight and fight voter fraud. Jake Judd's article for KNSI Radio should be memorized by every GOP activist in Minnesota. We should officially title it 'The Blueprint.' It's laid out that perfectly. Things started off innocently enough according to Judd's article when he wrote "According to the Sherburne County investigative report filed October 21st, 2024, on October 4th, 2024, staff at the Sherburne County Auditor/Treasurer’s Office in Elk River discovered that two absentee ballot envelopes had been submitted, both in the same name, Hani Farah Gure , a 26-year-old woman from St. Cloud. Sherburne County Auditor/Treasurer Loraine Rupp made the discovery and immediately contacted the Sherburne County Attorney’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office was then asked to investigate. Sergeant Austin Turner was assigned to the case on October 7th, 2024." After that, things got interesting. In fact, things kept getting more ...

The Truth in Funding Minnesota Schools/Learners, Plus a Proposal for $7K for Parents to Invest...at NO Cost to Taxpayers, Part Two by Ramblin’ Rose Minnesotans are understandably concerned about the potential for fraud, especially with adding another level of bureaucracy to the behemoth in St. Paul that has allowed yet-to-be-determined billions of taxpayer dollars in yet-to-be-determined number of fraud cases. Each state (of the 26 listed in Part One) determines its own protocols and policies. Catrin Wigfall, former educator and current Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment, addressed those concerns and Minnesota’s proposal to eradicate them. The key SAFEGAURDS that Minnesota is initiating to secure the program are: Program overseen by the Department of Revenue (not the Department of Education) Eligible students receive ESA debit card, pre-approved for educational expenses Commissioner required to use merchant category classification (MCC) codes or a similar system to iden...

The Truth in Funding Minnesota Schools/Learners, Plus a Proposal for $7K for Parents to Invest...at NO Cost to Taxpayers, Part I by Ramblin’ Rose This post is about Minnesota’s ESA (Education Savings Plan), not the federal program of ECCA (Educational Choice for Children Act). While both advocate for education and fund special ways for parents and children to make better choices for learning, they are very different. This article focuses on an approximate $7,000 savings account for students who are NOT enrolled in traditionally funded public schools. ESAs are NOT vouchers, even if some politicians misuse the term. Educated citizens were vital for our fledgling nation. Consequently, education was a priority as the USA began. The first public school opened in 1635 in Boston. Support for education and an educated citizenry continues. For decades, Minnesota was championed as a leader in education, but now half of our students cannot read nor do math at grade level, dropping Minnesota to ...

Unfortunately, Donald Trump is no President Reagan or Lady Thatcher. While I agree with his economic and homeland security policies, I've never been a fan of his national security policies. For instance, Russia's war with Ukraine continues with no end in sight. Our was with Iran continues with no end in sight. In both instances, all I see are endless negotiations. I get it that we don't want endless wars. Still, what's the upside of endless negotiations? High gas prices for longer times isn't an upside. No certainty in the world's most volatile region isn't an upside, either. When asked by a reporter what his strategy was towards the Soviets, President Reagan replied "Simple. We win. They lose." President Reagan understood that there'd be a time for negotiations. President Reagan also understood that he wouldn't negotiate with Gorbachev until he'd scared the daylights out of Gorbachev. You can't scare the daylights out of the IRGC. ...

Abou Amara is a frequent panelist on TPT Almanac's Political Roundtable, serving as one of the DFL's spinmeisters. Friday night, the topic came up about the gun bill that the House didn't vote on and the activist sit-in at the Capitol. Amara mentioned the parents of the students affected by the Annunciation Church shooting in Minneapolis last August. Specifically, Amara mentioned how much the parents protested for the assault weapons ban. My first thought was 'I won't advocate for anything that's unconstitutional.' Banning assault weapons is a ban of a weapon 'in common use' that's used for self-defense. The most relevant U.S. Supreme Court ruling is New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Brouen . According to Brouen, "It is undisputed that petitioners Koch and Nash—two ordinary, law-abiding, adult citizens—are part of 'the people' whom the Second Amendment protects. See Heller, 554 U. S., at 580. And no party disputes that...

Thursday morning, Aimee Bock got a new home. The mastermind behind the Feeding Our Future grift was sentenced to 41+ years in federal prison . Which prison she's heading to is anyone's guess. Still, it's guaranteed to feature striped sunlight windows. Barring a presidential pardon or commutation, she'll have a few decades to get used to the new sunlight feature. One thing she won't get used to is the $243,000,000 in restitution she's been ordered to pay as part of her sentence. When given the opportunity to address the court, Bock is quoted as saying "I just want to tell everyone how sorry I am that this happened. I understand the situation I’m in. I understand the jury’s verdict. I understand that I failed. It was not something I ever set out to do." That's a pile of malarkey. You just accidentally steal $250,000,000 by giving the federal government thousands of fictitious names of kids you're supposedly feeding? Why would I buy that BS? Speak...

If it's Thursday in Minnesota, it's Exposing Fraud in Minnesota Day. It's Thursday so the DOJ, CMS, Assistant U.S. Attorney Collin McDonald, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen and a cast of dozens were on hand by 11:45 am CDT for a scheduled 11:00 am CDT news conference. It was worth the wait as it was one of the most substantive news conferences I've ever watched. First off, McDonald announced 15 new Minnesota Medicaid fraud cases totalling an additional $90,000,000 in fraud. Further, McDonald said that the nationwide task force would aggressively investigate potential fraudsters in the weeks and months ahead. If Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison aren't drinking Maalox by the jug, they should be. Quoting Attorney McDonald, This Alpha News article opens by saying "This is not the end of our work in Minnesota, this is not the end of the beginning of our work in Minnesota, this is the beginning of our work in Minnesota." This isn't shaping up to be a trad...

It's decision time on Iran's cease-fire. What started out as a 2-week cease-fire is now approaching a 2-month cease-fire. It's time for Donald Trump to decide if the IRGC dies this week or if they get yet another undeserved reprieve. Mark Levin's op-ed lays things out properly, saying "When we suddenly hit the brakes and called off the planned military operation against the Iranian regime, it was clear that something was going on. We gave the regime 2-3 days to come to some arrangement that presumably includes no nukes. What does no nukes mean? Are their scientists going to forget what they developed? How long can we keep that in a box? What happens to the enriched uranium? We are told: 1. they have enough to make 10 bombs in 11 days, and 2. that it takes a matter of weeks to further enrich uranium from 60% to 90% nuclear grade. What about the plutonium, which no one is talking about?" The Trump administration's standard defense of their strategy has cons...

[It isn't a stretch to think that Minnesota desperately needs a campaign that drags it, kicking and screaming if needed, into the 21st century. A perfect example of this disgusting crisis-of-choice known as school shootings. I used to think that preventing school shootings was a bipartisan goal. I don't think that anymore, especially after watching Rep. Hudson's latest Closing Argument podcast . During a floor session, Rep. Hudson asked Rep. Engen about Rep. Engen's school safety initiative based on Lakeville's system. Rep. Engen said that the system in Lakeville had installed brought the NRA and Moms Demand Action together. That's the rarest of rarities. Then Moms Demand Action withdrew their letter of support when political pressure increased. Rep. Engen then said that he was told that someone didn't want him to gain a political victory. That's disgusting! I've been writing about the need to push MNSCU into the 21st century since 2012. Back then, ...

According to this Strib article , "Aaron Brutger pleaded to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge. He is running in the open Senate District 13 seat in central Minnesota." Further, the Strib reported "A GOP-endorsed state Senate candidate from central Minnesota was arrested in 2009 after his former fiancee told police he had slammed a car door on her legs and strangled her until she lost consciousness during an argument. Prosecutors charged Aaron Brutger, who was 26 at the time, with one felony count of domestic assault by strangulation and one misdemeanor count of domestic assault. As part of a plea agreement three months later, Brutger pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct." I've been told by a loyal reader of this blog who lives in SD-13 that the judge fined Brutger $50 in addition to Brutger pleading guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Further, Kelly Martini had announced her candidacy for Jeff Howe's seat. That means that...

Sunday night at midnight was the adjournment of Minnesota's legislative sessions in the Minnesota House and Minnesota Senate before this year's midterm elections. Because the DFL's gun control bill went down to defeat, it marked Gov. Tim Walz's final signature defeat . Gov. Walz pushed hard for the assault weapons ban legislation. He fell far short. Alpha News reported "Walz pushed for the package of gun-control laws, which included a ban on modern semiautomatic firearms and a prohibition on so-called 'ghost guns' after the shooter opened fire during a back-to-school mass held at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on the morning of Aug. 27, killing two children and wounding many more before committing suicide." This touched off the DFL's biggest meltdowns. Aisha Gomez, the House DFL Taxes Comittee Co-Chair, charged at Rep. Elliott Engen, making several inappropriate comments. The comments were inappropriate, though not surprising. The DFL...

It's apparent that DFL senators either don't have a clue about foundational constitutional principles or they don't care about the Constitution. I'm betting that some DFL senators never learned about the Constitutions that they've sworn to protect and uphold. Likewise, I'm certain that other DFL senators don't care about foundational constitutional principles like Separation of Powers. This Minnesota Reformer article reports that "The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved a package of bills aimed at reining in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after more than 3,000 federal agents descended on Minnesota for what the Department of Homeland Security called its largest immigration enforcement operation ever." The bill means nothing. The Minnesota state government doesn't control federal ICE or Border Patrol agents any more than cities have the right to tell state troopers what to do. Sen. Ron Latz, DFL-St. Louis Park, jumped into the...

It isn't that surprising that the House DFL staged a lengthy sit-in with the hope of forcing a vote on an assault weapons ban. Fox9's article reports "The sit-in began Thursday night after the House ended its session without voting on the Senate’s gun safety bill. About two dozen DFL lawmakers immediately started the protest, which was supposed to wrap up Friday morning, but was extended to Saturday at noon." Further, Fox9 reports that "The protest is a response to Republican leadership not acknowledging the bill, which passed the Senate eleven days ago. The bill aims to ban assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, ghost guns, and binary triggers. It also includes funding for school safety and mental health support." The dirty little secret is that the bill would pass unanimously or close to it if the DFL left out the assault weapons ban and the high-capacity magazines provisions from their annual assault weapons ban legislation. That would make the bill c...

Reading this Executive Summary eliminates any doubt whether the DFL was interested in fraud within the Walz administration. The Executive Summary's 7 bullet-points accused "senior officials in Governor Walz’s office, DHS and Attorney General Ellison’s office knew that large-scale fraud was likely occurring in the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)." Further, it said that "The Walz Administration ignored and consciously downplayed shocking levels of fraud across more than a dozen Medicaid waiver programs, including EIDBI/Autism, Emergency Medical Transportation (EMT), Integrated Community Supports (ICS), sober homes, Adult Day Care, Assisting Living Services, and many others." The Executive Summary continued, saying "Governor Walz created a culture that enabled fraud by failing to hold anyone in his administration accountable, despite years of credible whistleblower and OLA reports and actual federal criminal indictments and convictions. Instead of addres...

The DFL's hostility towards people of faith hasn't been stronger than with various prison ministry organizations. That's why this Alpha News article quickly caught my attention. Accordidng to the article, "In August, the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 ruling that allowed Schmitt to resume teaching the course until the matter is fully adjudicated. Now, the law firms representing Schmitt have announced that a settlement has been reached in the case. Those law firms are the Upper Midwest Law Center (UMLC) and True North Legal, which is the legal arm of the Minnesota Family Council." Predictably, Minnesota's DOC isn't thrilled with the settlement. Instead, they said "According to the lawsuit, a DOC leader told Schmitt that his program 'conflicts with the diversity, equity, and inclusivity values' of DOC and 'teaches participants about manhood through a lens of discrimination, exclusivity, gender biases, and stereotypes.'" Who car...

DFL Rep. Dave Pinto apparently thinks that hearing DFL whistleblowers from Minnesota's Department of Human Services testify before the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee isn't the definition of bipartisanship. According to this Alpha News article , "DFL Reps. Dave Pinto and Emma Greenman disagreed with Robbins’ comments, with Pinto saying the committee 'achieved nothing' and was a forum for 'partisan presentation after partisan presentation' while other committees worked on anti-fraud legislation." Rep. Pinto either isn't that bright or isn't that honest. That testimony alone makes the Committee's work bipartisan. If Rep. Pinto didn't like the content of these DFL whistleblowers' testimony, he should've objected to Gov. Walz's turning a blind eye towards the massive Medicaid fraud that's been prosecuted. Better yet, Rep. Pinto should've criticized Gov. Walz allegedly retaliating against these...

This afternoon, I was pleasantly surprised by a phone call from someone that I hadn't talked to in ages. Before long, just as with the past, we were talking politics, this time focused on St. Amy of Hennepin County, more formally known as Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Since Sen. Klobuchar is running from Washington, DC for governor here in Minnesota, I mentioned that Sen. Klobuchar wasn't that skilled in economic policy. At the state level, you're dealing with the nuts-and-bolts of economic issues, whereas you're dealing with macro economic issues. What does Sen. Klobuchar know about property taxes, license tab fee renewals, school district debt and tax policies? It took Sen. Klobuchar 3 months to talk about tackling Medicaid fraud. When she talked about fraud, she sought mostly to distance herself from Tim Walz , which is a tacit admission that Gov. Walz got fraud badly wrong! The MN Reformer reported "Anticipating the Walz third-term attack, Klobuchar distanced herself f...

It's often true that satisfied or complacent voters often get their a$$es handed to them. According to Jonathan Turley's NY Post op-ed , the Democrats' redistricting failure had exposed "the ambitions of Gov. Abigail Spanberger and the Democratic establishment, which tossed aside any pretense of principle in a raw political gambit." Let's not forget Hakeem Jeffries battle-cry of "Eff around and find out" didn't age well. Truthfully, it died because Virginia's Supreme Court, aka SCOVA, tossed the vote aside like a rag doll. Apparently, Democrats effed around and got humiliated by SCOVA. It isn't difficult to understand why Virginia's Supreme Court, aka SCOVA, ruled against Virginia's Democrats while utterly humiliating Hakeem Jeffries and Abigail Spanberger. Democrats spent north of $70,000,000 to win this referendum. They brought in all the big stars to amp up turnout, too. After the dust settled, SCOVA ruled that Virginia Democra...

Minnesota WAS a civilized state to live. It isn't anymore because Minnesota established itself as a welcoming state more than a generation ago. Minnesota became known as a soft-on-crime state in the late 1980s. That's when Willie Horton was given a weekend out of prison. That weekend, Horton murdered a woman while he wasn't locked up in prison like he was supposed to be. That incident led to Gov. Michael Dukakis losing his opportunity to be POTUS. Shortly thereafter, Minnesota gained the reputation of being a soft-on-crime state, with Minneapolis becoming known as Murderapolis. That's why I'm not surprised by this article . According to the article, "In 2012, Jennifer Nibbe pleaded guilty to the 2010 murder of her husband, James 'Jim' Nibbe, inside their Blue Earth County home near Lake Crystal, and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Leslie Johnson, Jim’s sister, told Alpha News the family was recently contacted by the Minnesota Department of Correct...

I'll give KARE11 credit for being truthful about a bill passed by Minnesota Senate Democrats. According to the KARE11 article , "The Minnesota Senate approved a sweeping legislative package on Monday to place limits on federal immigration authorities in the wake of Operation Metro Surge, although the bill has little chance of becoming law this session due to Republican opposition in the tied House." The string of irrelevant or unconstitutional DFL bills is lengthy. It's time that the DFL show more respect for the U.S. Constitution. States don't tell the federal government what they must or can't do. All state laws MUST conform with federal laws, especially when the laws pertain to immigration and naturalization. This bill is considered a messaging bill. It isn't a serious bill. It's meant to send a message to Minneapolis voters. The message that this bill sends to the people of Minneapolis is that DFL politicians don't care about the safety of the...

Saying that the DFL's Medicaid fraud scandal is this year's biggest political story of 2025-26 isn't overstatement. This KSTP article explores a new aspect to this fiasco. KSTP's Kirsten Swanson reports that "The praise rolled in for the team working on Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services program. Launched in 2020, it was designed to help people with disabilities, seniors and individuals struggling with mental illness and substance abuse find and keep housing. But in just five years, demand for the Medicaid-reimbursed service had created a backlog within the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS). Employees working on the program were lauded for working overtime to clear it." Ms. Swanson then reported that "To reward their efforts, DHS paid bonuses to nine program staff and eligibility specialists, ranging from $1,000 to $2,000, according to data obtained by 5 INVESTIGATES. Three months later, the program collapsed." This was 1 of 14 prog...

With this 4th of July being the 250th anniversary of this great nation's birth, it isn't surprising that a bunch of Independence Day-themed books have popped up. Thus far, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch's book is the best children's book on our nation's birth while Bret Baier's book is the best book for adults on Independence Day. Today, though, I'm focused on Justice Gorsuch's WSJ op-ed on what makes our nation great. Justice Gorsuch opened the op-ed by saying "The Declaration of Independence is a short document, not much longer than this essay. Even so, it contains three ideas that shocked the world in 1776: Each of us is born equal; God grants us all inviolable rights, including the rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and 'We the People' have the right to govern ourselves. " Hubert Humphrey once said that the U.S. is the only nation that set happiness as a national goal. That's why he's known as the Hap...

Guaranteed Winning Option...Do It for the Kids! by Ramblin’ Rose Win-Win...(at least it should be)...for students, parents, and taxpayers. A new permanent federal program will launch on January 1, 2027. The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) is funded entirely by private donations. IF the governor of the state opts-in, it allows taxpayers a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to $1700 per taxpayer for donations to approved non-profit scholarship granting organizations (SGOs) in their state. Gov. Walz stands vehemently opposed to this program, falsely calling it a "voucher" program. In his supplemental budget proposal, he threatens to end all nonpublic support and transportation aid if Minnesota opts to participate in the federal scholarship program. If the governor does not agree to participate in the program, taxpayers may make the donation for the tax credit, funding scholarships for students in other participating states. Minnesota’s students would be ineligible. Th...

Let's hope that Tim Walz is as terrible at predicting election outcomes as he is at preventing Medicaid fraud. Then, too, let's hope that Tim Walz is as terrible at predicting election outcomes as he is prolific at lying. According to this Alpha News article , " Walz commented on a Washington Post op-ed which argued that Republicans could lose the nationwide redistricting fight. In his social media post , Walz said 'Minnesota is going to have a trifecta next year… just saying.'" In response "to Walz’s post, GOP state Rep. Harry Niska said, 'If Minnesota Democrats win another trifecta, their extremism in the name of ‘fighting Trump’ will be boundless. Believe them.'" If the DFL/DSA win another trifecta, Minnesota will be finished as a state. We'll have more rounds of income tax hikes, property tax hikes, more Medicaid fraud stolen from OUR WALLETS and spending on programs that don't work like Paid Family Medical Leave. Parents, think ...

Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court, aka SCOVA, handed Democrats a stinging defeat in their attempt to change their congressional district maps. According to the report, "Democrats were dealt a blow in their efforts to minimize Republican redistricting gains around the US when the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday blocked a voter-approved map that would have flipped as many as four GOP-held US House seats in November’s midterm elections. In a 4-3 decision, the state’s highest court ruled on Friday that the legislature’s process for pursuing the new map violated Virginia’s Constitution and ordered that an earlier version be used in the upcoming midterm elections." It isn't likely that Virginia will appeal today's ruling since it was based on state law. The U.S. Supreme Court, aka SCOTUS, only rules on federal issues like civil rights or the US Constitution’s equal protection clause. That would give SCOTUS an opening, though the Roberts Court prefers staying out of parti...

It isn't exactly a well-kept secret that Salena Zito is my favorite political beat reporter. When she reports on a story, she reports from the location of the election. In Salena's latest report , she reported "Going into Tuesday night, both the local and national press professed doom for Trump’s fortunes and influence, with headlines from Politico reading 'Trump’s redistricting revenge tour in Indiana isn’t going so well.' The reporter openly mocked the attendance at a Turning Point USA rally with conservative activist Scott Pressler, showing shots of a handful of people attending as proof that the effort was flailing." The so-called experts miss their predictions because they didn't spend a week in, for instance, Indiana talking to people. Without that, you've got nothing substantive. At that point, to use a longtime friend's phrase, are SWAG, aka Statistical Wild Ass Guesses. You don't have data. Salena's report continues, reporting ...

Apparently, the DSA, formerly known as the DFL until it turned full-blown socialist, has a blueprint for fixing Minnesota's affordability crisis. Based on repeated events in recent past history, the DFL intends on raising your property taxes and your license tab fees. Affordability will be a significant issue but it isn't the biggest issue. The biggest issue by far is fraud. According to this Alpha News article , the DFL will have to lie to win elections this November. It reports that a "new poll from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce shows that 67% of Minnesotans feel that state taxes are too high. Additionally, almost half of those surveyed (47%) said their personal finances have gotten worse in the past year." Gov. Walz, aka Gov. the buck stops with me, has already blamed the Trump administration for bad policies. Never mind the fact that the DFL Trifecta foolishly spent away the entire $18,000,000,000 projected surplus, then passed a tax bill that hiked taxes an...

After reading this Alpha News article , it's painfully apparent that Tim Walz will do anything to prevent the DFL Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Human Services from testifying before the House Fraud and Oversight Committee. Shireen Ghandi was scheduled to testify tomorrow. It was expected that Acting Commissioner Ghandi tough questioning from Republicans throughout the hearing. This isn't the first time Gov. Walz reshuffled DHS upper management the day before a hearing of the Committee. Like I said, Gov. Walz will do anything to avoid his employees from testifying. Alpha News quoted House Speaker Lisa Demuth as saying "Recycling the same failed staff will not root out fraud — only wholesale change will. Fraud will continue until the Walz administration takes the problem seriously." Let's get serious for a minute. For Tim Walz, this is purely performative. The DFL is getting their butts kicked on the fraud issue. This isn't the battlefield the DF...