In April, Minnesotans breathed a sigh of relief when numbers for the 2020 census showed that the state would not lose one of its eight congressional seats, as had been…
Why Minnesotans need to understand the costly impacts of Minnesota's Green New Deal.
A forthcoming study from American Experiment has found that complying with the proposed Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) would cost the state of West Virginia $34.9 billion through 2052, which…
Legislators’ rush to revise deadly force law backfires.
On Friday, I wrote a piece about what Minnesota Senator Tina Smith’s laughably bad beer pour can teach us all about energy. That piece was inspired by a meme posted…
Walz vigorously avoids talk about public safety.
American Experiment cultivates the grass roots.
This week I had the pleasure of being on the Nuclear Barbarians podcast to discuss American Experiment’s groundbreaking report on the enormous cost of the Clean Electricity Performance Program. If…
Consequences eclipse good intentions or favorable PR.
Labor market Kare 11: Retailers ramp up hiring for the holiday shopping season KEYC: Childcare shortage impacts southern Minnesota families, economy Bemidji Pioneer: Minimum wage set to increase 2.5% as…
What can a bad beer pour teach us about energy? A lot, actually. Minnesota Senator Tina Smith (D) has been a leading proponent of the Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP)…
Today, we release our new report, ‘Taxes and Migration Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States.’ These are the key points: 1) Minnesota’s population growth is below average Since…
On Nov. 1, residents of St. Paul and Minneapolis will decide whether to give local bureaucrats the power to limit the rates by which landlords can raise their rents. Advocates…
Why closing coal plants is a bad idea.
One of the biggest decisions that parents have to make is how to raise their young kids. While it may not look like it, there is variation in child-rearing preferences…
Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released estimates on the healthcare provisions of the Democrats’ massive spending bill. Altogether, the CBO projects these provisions will cost $553 million,…
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…