Dramatic declines in college admissions led the 2020 Minnesota Legislature to set a goal. The state looked to increase the number of financial aid applications (FAFSA) filed by high school…
The four-year graduation rate for Minnesota’s class of 2022 is up slightly from 2021, according to newly released data from the Minnesota Department of Education. At 83.55 percent, this is…
A line of credit has been added to the state parks’ budget bill to backstop initial construction costs at the proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. The Bismarck Tribune…
Minnesota’s new teacher licensing standards will require educators to ‘demonstrate’ ideological content.
Last week I noted that Minnesota is one of only 13 states not to have regained its pre-pandemic number of private sector jobs. This came after the state lost 5,700…
Tech giants from the left coast were big donors to state Democrats in this last election cycle. The names of some Silicon Valley heavyweights can be found among the big-dollar…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about South Dakota’s relative economic success. What may have also struck you about that story is how badly the economy of North Dakota…
The Department of Human Services is the biggest consumer of the state’s budget — and it’s hungry for more.
American Experiment spurs stiffer restrictions against the Federal Reserve’s lobbying
The Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct was overrun and set afire on Thursday, May 28, 2020, during the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd while in police…
There isn’t space in the newsletter to write about all the bad things that passed this week, so here are just ten things that happened this week in St. Paul…
The American Revolution can, in many ways, be seen as one of a string of attempts running back through English history to restrain the arbitrary power of government. In 1642,…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Proposed Amazon delivery fee to raise money for Minnesota transportation appears dead Rochester Post Bulletin: Letter: How Social Security tax affects this…
The Minnesota House passed along party lines H.F. 2497, the 327-page omnibus education finance bill. The Senate recommended it for passage this morning, and a Monday vote is expected. The…
When both Minneapolis and St. Paul proposed rent control on their ballots in 2021, American Experiment recommended voting against those proposals, citing the harmful consequences of rent control. Specifically, our…
Earlier this week, Isaac Orr appeared on the Jon Justice show to talk about Germany’s ill-advised decision to shut down its remaining nuclear plants, California’s decision to charge people for…
Amidst mounting frustration with the state and national teachers’ union, a small group of teachers in Becker, Minnesota decided to try something different. They successfully petitioned the state to call…
Starting fall 2026, public schools across the state will be required to implement new K-12 academic standards and benchmarks in social studies. Since there is no external approval process on…
The last few years will go down in history as a time when fraudsters brazenly stole billions of dollars from Minnesota and federal taxpayers while state regulators looked the other…
Gov. Tim Walz delivered his final State of the State address last Tuesday evening, using the speech to tout false education “successes,” claim he lowered taxes for Minnesotans, and take…