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Minnesota teacher pension books under Walz ‘blatantly cooked,’ investigator finds

By Susan Edelman, New York Post – October 5, 2024 A pension investigator has found the books of Minnesota’s state retirement system under Gov. Tim Walz’s oversight “blatantly cooked” and cloaked in secrecy, prompting teachers in his home state to beg the vice-presidential candidate to tell the truth about lackluster investment performance and massive hidden fees. Edward Siedle, an ex-US Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer privately hired by worried educators, has just published a bombshell 113-page report titled, “Minnesota Mirage: […]

North Dakota college enrollment up, including more Minnesotans—despite free tuition program offered for Minnesota colleges

By Tom Steward, American Experiment – September 27, 2024 After years of declining enrollment on some state campuses, the number of students attending North Dakota colleges and universities shot up more than three percent this fall. The Grand Forks Herald indicates the startling turnaround was reported by the North Dakota Board of Higher Education on all eleven campuses of the state’s college and university system: “Jennifer Weber, chief data analyst for the North Dakota University System, said almost every institution is seeing […]

NER students dive into trout rearing program

Paul Zollinger, science teacher at Northeast Range (NER) School, has been working alongside Minnesota’s Trout in the classroom program to introduce students to trout rearing. Northeast Range is one of 72 schools in the state participating in this program. During the spring of 2024, Zollinger applied for a grant through the Northeast Service Cooperative, focusing on Career and Technical Education (CTE) opportunities. Thanks to this grant, the science classroom now has an aquarium and specialized equipment to rear trout. The […]

State employee fired over vax mandate shares a message about Walz

A former state college instructor explains why Gov. Tim Walz is ‘a petty tyrant’ for the way his administration mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for state employees. By Liz Collin, Alpha News A college instructor who taught for nearly 30 years was fired due to the strict COVID protocols in Minnesota—just weeks before they were rescinded. Russ Stewart was an instructor at Lake Superior College in Duluth where he taught ethics, logic and philosophy. The school is part of the Minnesota State […]

Jack Smith’s Jan 6. indictments are an attack on political speech

And you don’t have to be a Trump supporter to see it. By David Harsanyi, The Federalist If recklessly lying to voters were a crime, most everyone in D.C. would be serving life in solitary confinement at Supermax. But in a liberal democracy, as frustrating as it often is, political misconduct is settled by voters and elections, not partisan prosecutors or rioters. Feel free to campaign and vote against Donald Trump if you like. I’m certainly no fan. If Trump […]