McGregor-based FLOE International is partnering with Aitkin High School to introduce students to manufacturing through a well-equipped industrial arts shop at the school.
Senator David Osmek (R-Mound), who is the head of the Minnesota Senate energy committee, recently unloaded on the incredibly bad proposals brought forth by the DFL-led House of Representatives, and…
State tax revenues and spending show a steady relationship over time with state GDP. The lesson is clear: if you want to boost state government tax revenues, support policies which…
Given the seriousness of the allegations, especially the concerns expressed by federal investigators that welfare funds are supporting terror abroad, and the finding by the OLA that DHS did not…
Last week, Xcel Energy announced their desire to shutter the last of their coal-fired power plants a decade earlier than previously planned. If approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission…
I believe this is the first American Experiment post that could lead to immediate and direct savings to your family’s budget. I only ask that, if you do experience significant…
An increase in Minnesota’s per-student funding formula and additional dollars in safe schools revenue were key components of this legislative session’s E-12 education omnibus bill.
Too often government not only fails to look out for the “little guy” but makes life downright impossible. The latest case in point? The continuing fallout from the organized garbage…
Minnesota is one step closer to opening its first copper-nickel mine, as the State Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit from anti-mining groups who had hoped to force PolyMet…
A pension bailout to municipalities, that would have effectively made the bailout permanent at about $14 million a year, did not become law . Enjoy the "win" because local government…
As Minnesota maneuvers through very real workforce challenges, Big Lake High School is stepping in to help close the skills gap through its work-based learning program. The program called REAL…
Climate change activists have an identity problem – they simply don’t know what they want. On one hand, they cry out for the need for a radical transformation in the…
Quick. Think of one of the biggest and best things you’ve ever done. Now, think of one of the biggest mistakes you’ve ever made? Of the two, which one do…
Green Bay Packer’s quarterback Bart Starr passed away on Sunday, May 26th, 2019 at the age of 85. During his playing career, Starr won five NFL championships, including the first…
How much damage did Minnesota's politicians do this session?
Heartland’s Donald Kendal, and Justin Haskins are joined by Jim Lakely in episode #192 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly podcast features (as always) interviews, debates, and roundtable discussions…
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…