Xcel Energy has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NuScale Power, a company that is developing small modular nuclear power plants. The announcement is great…
On August 10, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released data showing that “general fund revenues totaled $1.307 billion in July.” This is $67 million (5.4 percent) more than was forecast…
The second draft of Minnesota K-12 social studies standards requires much improvement to ensure our students are prepared to be informed and engaged citizens and members of society. American Experiment…
The powers that be at Red Wing City Hall have already voted on the recall special election aimed at six of seven city council members. But they still don’t think…
Last week, my colleague Bill Walsh noted the resolute refusal of Governor Tim Walz to address the explosion of violent crime in Minneapolis, the biggest city in his state. In…
The cyberattack that closed the Colonial Pipeline focused new attention on the all-important role pipelines, and the fossil fuels they transport, play in our lives. The Colonial pipeline delivers 45…
Economic growth Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota venues call SBA relief ‘critical’ to pandemic-era survival State and local taxes and spending Twin Cities Business: Minnesota’s Angel Tax Credit Program Renewed…
Liberal wind and solar advocates like to tell other people what to do. This involves telling them what kind of power plants they should support, but it also extends to…
In this episode, Orr explains how being raised on a farm shaped his political views, why concerns about “conservation come after breakfast,” mining in Minnesota, the importance of coal-fired electricity,…
When California passed a law to require space for some farm animals in 2018, the effort was lauded as necessary. At the beginning of next year, California will enforce a…
Center of the American Experiment had to react quickly to the Walz administration’s release of the second draft of social studies standards on Friday, July 30, 2021. Despite missing their…
Increasing crime rates and a growing sense of lawlessness are the biggest challenges facing our state, but Gov. Tim Walz is doing everything in his power to ignore, deflect and…
Local government officials meeting by Zoom, under a tight deadline with a mandate to dole out billions of dollars as quickly as possible. What could go wrong? As cities were…
After months of delay, the second draft of Minnesota’s K-12 Social Studies standards was published on July 30. Aside from the concerning themes dominating the standards and benchmarks, which represent…
Since assuming the office of the Presidency, Joe Biden has taken several actions to obstruct oil production in the United States, including a suspension of new oil and gas leases…
Last month, CNBC sent out this tweet: It isn’t often that I’m stunned into silence, but this did it. One of the basic confusions that people can fall into when…
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…