President Joe Biden’s popularity continues to plummet in part because high energy prices are picking people’s pockets at the gas pumps. Oil prices are affected by a wide variety of…
The following article was written by Michael Shellenberger at Substack. Shareholder divestment campaigns caused oil and gas shortages, a return to coal, and higher emissions. Over the last decade, climate…
Economic development Bemidji Pioneer: Other View: Thanks to Line 3, a windfall was felt by some Minnesota communities this summer Grand Forks Herald: Airports in North Dakota, Minnesota look toward…
Xcel Energy made headlines this week by announcing that they will be seeking to increase the cost of electricity by a massive 21.2 percent over the next three years, but…
The more Minnesotans know about CRT, the less they support it According to the latest Thinking Minnesota poll, Minnesotans are becoming familiar with Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the more they learn about it,…
In the market, prices are determined by the actions of buyers and sellers. In economics, this process is illustrated by the demand-supply curve. The demand curve has a downward slope…
This week, I’ve written about the body of empirical research which shows that people leave and avoid high tax states and about our own research which shows that Minnesota’s taxes…
The top officials at the Minnesota School Boards Association and the chair of the Austin Public Schools Board play prominent roles at the National School Boards Association that created a…
Earlier today, President Joe Biden presented an updated version of his trimmed-down Build Back Better spending plan. The plan, which originally proposed $3.5 trillion spending on numerous government projects has…
Next Tuesday, dozens of school districts across the state will try to overcome a losing streak that’s led increasing skeptical local voters to reject nearly two-thirds of referendum and other…
It’s been fascinating to watch how the education cartel and their friends in the press are suddenly concerned about slates of candidates running for school board in Minnesota. For years,…
Research shows that people leave and avoid high tax states. As we explain in our new report, ‘Taxes and Migration Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States,’ looking at…
I wrote recently that slashed growth forecasts showed that inflation isn’t rising because the economy is booming. Members of the Biden administration have blamed rising consumer prices on the economy’s…
The cost of everything is going through the roof, and the cost of staying warm this winter is no exception. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that families in the…
Xcel Energy customers will soon see their electric bills go up by $222 per year to pay for more wind and solar. Unfortunately, this massive price increase is only the…
Generally, economic theory and evidence have no support for any kind of price control that seeks to limit individuals from engaging in mutually beneficial transactions. But going beyond the basics,…
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…