In a recent poll on the Independent web page, readers were asked whether Meta (Facebook) should focus more on protecting free expression or on combating misinformation. The question came following the Jan. 7 announcement that Meta would stop using third party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads ...

In a recent press release, State Rep. Chris Swedzinski, R-Ghent, listed “Stop the Fraud” as one of his top priorities for the 2025 Legislative session. Of course, Swedzinski is referring the “Feeding Our Future” scandal and FBI investigation of Minnesota autism centers. However, there ...

The American public is being sold a bill of goods that enrolling everyone in government-approved health insurance — primarily managed care — will improve the nation’s health and close the troubling disparities between the health of Black and white Americans. Former President Barack Obama ...

Last week U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., released a press release on her partnership with U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-ME, on introducing legislation to improve access to health care and address the physician shortage in rural areas. The Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of ...

The recent news coming out of St. Paul is troubling. Last week a non-partisan audit revealed “serious mismanagement and lost taxpayer revenue” in Minnesota. The audit claims that the Department of Human Services has not attempted to recover more than $40 million in outstanding ...

According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of serious injury and death for children 7 and younger. Between 2019 and 2023, preliminary data shows that 89% of more than 12,800 children involved in an automobile crash in Minnesota but were restrained ...