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) […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

“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 […]