Earlier today, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported that as of May 13, 464 Minnesotans were hospitalized due to COVID-19. Among them, 123 are receiving ICU care. These numbers…
At least 50 school choice bills have been introduced in 30 states so far this year, reports The Center Square, confirming the largest expansion of school choice in U.S. history.…
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says her union is “all in” on fully reopening schools five days a week this fall. “There is no doubt: Schools…
On May 14, 2020, Minneapolis Star Tribune Cartoonist Steve Sack drew a cartoon in response to the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Governor Tony Evers (D) stay-at-home…
Minnesota ranked among the top 5 most progressive states after comparing tax rates paid by Married-joint Return filers earning $20,000 with fillers in the same category earning a higher income.
It's a matter of great public interest. Yet in apparent violation of state law, the school district withheld details of what turned out to be a $3 million deal.
Governor Tim Walz probably doesn’t realize it, but his California car mandates will cost Minnesota families and businesses millions of dollars every year to update the electric grid to accommodate…
Thirty years ago, Minnesota became the first state to spark the fastest growing engine of change for public education: the charter school revolution. By passing the nation’s first charter school…
Bloomington is surrounded by other cities that have no similar restrictions. It is illogical to expect smokers not to flock to areas nearby to purchase flavored tobacco products.
The closure of the Colonial Pipeline, a major pipeline that delivers 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, due to a cyberattack has brought a new focus…
“If you build it, they will come.” This might be sound advice when it comes to supernatural baseball fields, but it is bad advice for government transit. Fox 9 reports:…
In March, the city of Duluth was nominated for Center of the American Experiment’s Golden Turkey Award for its ongoing financial support — and bailouts — of the Spirit Mountain…
Tax hikes on tobacco merely burden low-income smokers, and harm Minnesota businesses without significantly reducing tobacco use.
Liberal politicians pretend they are the sole keepers of science, but in reality, many of the actions they take are unscientific and unserious. Last week, American Experiment discussed the closure…
The April jobs report, issued on Friday, showed that, across the United States, employers added just 266,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1 percent. This…
Universal childcare distorts choice and pushes more parents into opting for outside care even in instances where outside care would not be ideal or highly preferred.
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…