Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 2/3/22
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Is the DFL trying to chase people out of Minnesota? Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Minnesota taxpayers, brace yourselves…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Is the DFL trying to chase people out of Minnesota? Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Minnesota taxpayers, brace yourselves…
As I explained in an earlier post, the DHS takes quite a huge chunk of the state budget already, so giving the agency more money puts pressure on other government…
Wisconsinites around the state are experiencing sticker shock when they open their electric bills because monopoly utility companies like We Energies have been raising their prices of electricity like crazy.…
As Gov. Tim Walz’s 100% carbon-free initiative speeds through the process this week, a little-known provision was tucked into his budget release that mandates electric vehicle charging stations be added…
Late Thursday evening, the Minnesota State Senate passed the 100 percent carbon-free electricity mandate by 2040. American Experiment nicknamed this legislation the Blackout Bill because it will force electricity prices…
Center of the American Experiment released a report today detailing the success of the Minnesota Premium Security Plan (MPSP) in reducing costs for Minnesota’s individual health insurance market and offering…
Hennepin County public safety and public health leaders came together on a number of initiatives in the late 2010s that are having a positive impact on justice-involved individuals with mental…
The dust has settled on campaign finance for the 2022 election and Democrats once again out-raised and outspent Republicans by a long shot. It wasn’t even close. The Alliance for…
In his multi-billion spending proposal, Gov. Tim Walz wants to give the Department of Human Services about $3 billion more in spending for the next two biennia. The majority of…
Elected officials rarely turn down the chance to move into a bigger and better publicly-funded building, particularly if it means new offices and meeting rooms. So it’s no surprise the…
The Blackout Bill passed the MN House of Representatives and now goes to the Senate. It won’t be long until it’s on Gov. Walz’s desk to sign into law –…
Liberal lawmakers in St. Paul are rushing through an extreme 100% carbon-free mandate that will increase electricity bills by an average of $3,888 PER YEAR for each customer and cause…
With Minnesota’s public safety strategies at a crossroads, it is more important than ever to ensure those strategies are built on solid information and not hopeful narratives. Center of the…
Residents of Becker, MN and surrounding communities gathered on Oct. 8 to hear from American Experiment Policy Fellow Isaac Orr on why Xcel Energy and the Public Utilities Commission should…