09/23/2025
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Number of Minnesotans employed is lower than in 2018
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Yesterday, I noted that job growth in Minnesota was up from July to August but
so was unemployment. How does that work? Jobs and unemployment up? As I’ve
noted before, estimates of the number of jobs come from the Establishment
survey which the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects as part of its
Current Employment Statistics (CES) […]
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Illinois sports betting taxes 5th highest in nation, highest in Midwest
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Sports betting in Illinois comes with the fifth-highest taxes in the nation.
Users on FanDuel, DraftKings or other sites had new fees start in September –
just in time for the NFL regular season. Illinois is one of the most expensive
places in the nation to bet on sports. Illinois ranks fifth in […]
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Peaceful disagreement and civil discourse
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In the wake of the recent murder of national political activist Charlie Kirk,
there has been an outpouring of confusion, speculation and misinformation about
why he was targeted. So much so that I chose to wait before speaking publicly.
But regardless of what is ultimately revealed about the killer’s motives, one
truth has become clear: […]
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Trump, Kennedy link Tylenol to autism, approve treatment
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President Donald Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy
Jr. NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz held a press
conference at the White House today to announce the findings of a recent study
linking autism in children with the pain reliever Tylenol. The President called
for: Warning labels on the […]
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Gov. Walz reminds Minnesotans of highest graduation rates, but there’s more
to the story
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“We’ve raised graduation rates to the highest ever,” remarks Gov. Tim Walz in
his recent reelection campaign video. Unlike the governor’s proneness to
misspeak while campaigning for vice president — which he referred to as
“knucklehead” misstatements — this is true. The four-year graduation rate for
Minnesota’s class of 2024 is the highest to date […]
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