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Muna Fidhin found guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud trial: americanexperiment.org/muna-…

Muna Fidhin found guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud trial

This afternoon, at the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, the operator of Burnsville’s M5 Cafe was found guilty by a jury in only the third-ever courtroom trial in the Feeding Our Future...

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At the Minnesota Chamber debate, Amy Klobuchar pointed to the medical device tax as proof she'll take on her own party over taxes. Bill Walsh walks through the Obamacare vote that created that tax, and what her record says about her no-tax-hike pledge.
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Two men charged in SNAP fraud: americanexperiment.org/two-m…

Two men charged in SNAP fraud

Ahmed Abdul Razaq Al Obaidi and Muhammed Abdullah Kahn made their first appearance this afternoon in federal court to face charges of SNAP (food stamp) fraud. Your correspondent was there. According...

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Global energy security index: Minnesota needs this too: americanexperiment.org/globa…

Global energy security index: Minnesota needs this too

The Adam Smith Institute (ASI) launched their 2026 Global Energy Security Index (GESI) in London on October 19, 2026. This was authored by Dr. Oliver McPherson-Smith and Jasper Ostle. Dr. McPherson...

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Hands off my (natural) gas! Have your say by today: americanexperiment.org/hands…

Hands off my (natural) gas! Have your say by today

Public comments are due today by 4:30pm to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) regarding Xcel Energy’s progress in helping to one day deprive Minnesotans of natural gas. The details on exactly...

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Muna Fidhin’s Feeding Our Future trial: Day 10: americanexperiment.org/muna-…

Muna Fidhin's Feeding Our Future trial: Day 10

Your correspondent was there for part of today’s afternoon session of the the trial of Muna Fidhin. She is accused as part of the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal and is defendant No. 75 (of 81), in...

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Love it or hate it, the federal tax credit is law and the stakes for Minnesota are huge: americanexperiment.org/love-…

Love it or hate it, the federal tax credit is law and the stakes for Minnesota are huge

Whatever your feelings are about the new federal education freedom tax credit (EFTC) — and there are lots out there — the program is law and will go into effect Jan. 1, 2027. The question before...

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#GoldenTurkeyAward @MNThinkTank @JonJustice My nominee for a "lifetime achievement award" is the "quiet achiever" of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for "rubber stamping" rampant electricity unaffordability in Minnesota for the past 25 years. americanexperiment.org/golde…

The Golden Turkey Award: Silly and Wasteful Spending in State Government

Minnesota’s government wastes a LOT of money on silly things. Each year, we give out the Golden Turkey Award to the worst example.

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Fact Checking the Governor Candidates!: americanexperiment.org/fact-…

Fact Checking the Governor Candidates!

We STOP THE TAPE on the latest Minnesota gubernatorial debate… Check out the American Experiment Podcast Kathryn Johnson and Bill Walsh sit down to STOP THE TAPE on the latest Minnesota debate,...

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“Out of the denial phase”: americanexperiment.org/out-o…

“Out of the denial phase”

Representatives from forty-six (46) local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and task forces gathered at the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) yesterday for a press conference...

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Vanishing students and public school revenue: americanexperiment.org/vanis…

Vanishing students and public school revenue

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Operation Metro Surge could prompt teacher layoffs in St. Paul. Yes, the crackdown on illegal immigration has somehow led to fewer illegal immigrants. But more than...

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Hands off my gas! Comments to PUC on NGIA due Oct 21: americanexperiment.org/hands…

Hands off my gas! Comments to PUC on NGIA due Oct 21

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has notified the public that the comment period regarding Xcel Energy’s NGIA plan ends at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. NGIA is short for the...

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National teachers’ union doubles down on opposition to student scholarships: americanexperiment.org/natio…

National teachers' union doubles down on opposition to student scholarships

Kim Anderson, executive director of the National Education Association (NEA), made it clear that the union opposes the new federal education freedom tax credit (EFTC) because “public dollars belong...

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USA v. 2900 Pillsbury Ave.: americanexperiment.org/usa-v…

USA v. 2900 Pillsbury Ave.

A civil forfeiture case filed yesterday in federal court reveals the expanding scope of the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. The federal government is seeking to seize three adjacent properties on...

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The DFL is living in fiscal fantasyland: americanexperiment.org/the-d…

The DFL is living in fiscal fantasyland

Yesterday, I attempted to put a price tag on the DFL’s Minnesota Values Project Policy Agenda 2027 and came up with $13.5 billion in new state government spending, in addition to the $35 billion or...

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Klobuchar’s Selective Memory on the Medical Device Tax: americanexperiment.org/klobu…

Klobuchar’s Selective Memory on the Medical Device Tax

She should start by explaining why she cast one of the 60 votes required to pass Obamacare—the bill that created the tax. While some states benefited from a parade of special deals that accompanied...

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Taking a closer look at Ilhan Omar’s role in the MEALS Act and the questions surrounding Minnesota’s food fraud scandal.
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Influencer Alix Earle says she’s never read a book. Is she the only one?: americanexperiment.org/influ…

Influencer Alix Earle says she's never read a book. Is she the only one?

Social media mega-influencer, Dancing With The Stars alum, and University of Miami graduate Alix Earle recently stated in a discussion with Interview Magazine that she’s “never read a book.” The...

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The DFL’s $14 billion tax bombshell: americanexperiment.org/the-d…

The DFL's $14 billion tax bombshell

Back in July, the Minnesota House reported: DFL legislators from the Minnesota House and Senate unveiled the Minnesota Values Project Policy Agenda 2027. The agenda is the result of input from...

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We were joined today in Chisago County by @RepPeteStauber and @MarkkoranMN and @maxrrymer for our presentation on fraud in state government. Despite all the attention, the fraud persists.
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