October 7, 2026 9:47 am
(The Center Square) – Minnesota ranked 33rd nationally in a new report from The Heritage Foundation on “education freedom.” The state’s ranking on education choice brought its score down significantly, coming in at 44th. Jonathan Butcher, the conservative think tank’s acting director at its Center for Education Policy, explained the low rankings in an exclusive interview with The Center Square. ...
(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order in an attempt to provide immediate relief amid record-high diesel prices. Minnesota’s agricultural, timber, and fuel-transport industries have been particularly hard hit by the high diesel prices, which Walz’ office said are fueled by “President Donald Trump’s reckless war with Iran.” The executive order authorizes vehicles transporting agricultural ...
(The Center Square) – After the Department of Justice announced charges against 10 foreign nationals for unlawful voting and registration offenses in Minnesota, an Illinois state senator said it’s hard to know about election integrity issues in the Land of Lincoln. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the indictments at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday. “Charges include illegally voting ...
(The Center Square) – Fraud costs government agencies more than four times the amount stolen, according to a national fraud analyst, who warns artificial intelligence could make the problem even worse. That comes as Minnesota’s multibillion-dollar fraud problem is increasingly being recognized as part of a much larger nationwide crisis. In an exclusive interview with The Center Square, Haywood Talcove, ...
