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Kim Crockett

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Kim Crockett

Unions

Kim Crocket Letter to Star Tribune Re: Unionizing Child-Care Providers

March 10, 2016 by Kim Crockett

Letter to the Editor: The Star Tribune has done a great job covering the attempt by Gov. Dayton to help AFSCME unionize child-care providers (“Minnesota’s child-care providers say no to…

March 10, 2016 by Kim Crockett
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Governance

CAE Town Meeting in Burnsville: Is It Time to Reform the Met Council?

February 22, 2016

American Experiment’s Katherine Kersten and Kim Crockett are joining key legislators for a Town Meetings in Burnsville that  discussed new developments in how the Met Council is using its Thrive…

February 22, 2016
Governance

Pension Funds Just Realized Minnesotans Are Healthy

February 11, 2016 by Kim Crockett

Here is some good news: the Star Tribune ran a story about recent public pension hearings. The story headlined the “Minnesota” section last Sunday with “Longevity strains state pensions: Our…

February 11, 2016 by Kim Crockett
Education

The union overstep

January 16, 2016 by Kim Crockett

The case to watch in 2016 is Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association

January 16, 2016 by Kim Crockett
Governance

Who is Rebecca Friedrichs and Why Do Public Unions Fear Her?

December 10, 2015 by Kim Crockett

Rebecca Friedrichs is a dedicated public school teacher in California. Her passion for teaching children is frustrated by the public school system in general, and the labor union she is…

December 10, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

The Obama Administration Clears the Way for States to Require Retirement Plans for Private Sector Employees

December 3, 2015 by Kim Crockett

While it is tempting just to beat up on the Obama labor department and their progressive friends in the Minnesota legislature, allow me to beat up on Congress and the…

December 3, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

The Hidden Costs of a Mandatory Public Pension Plan

November 13, 2015 by Kim Crockett

Last week, I attended and testified at the hearings of the Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement. I am reluctant to admit it, but everyone knows I am a pension…

November 13, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

How Governor Dayton and the DFL Re-Defined Who is a “Public Employee” to Benefit Their Political Party

October 23, 2015 by Kim Crockett

This is the first in a series of articles about Employee Freedom. The Center is re-engaging on the issue of employee freedom, often called “right-to-work,” because until the raw political…

October 23, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

Final word

October 16, 2015 by Kim Crockett

Center of the American Experiment holds Met Council accountable.

October 16, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

An ethical failure

October 4, 2015 by Kim Crockett

Minnesota is NOT keeping the Pension Promise.

October 4, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

The States Wade into Retirement Security for Private Sector Employees

October 1, 2015 by Kim Crockett

I am attending a conference this week at State Policy Network (SPN) in the wonderful city of Grand Rapids, Michigan.  During the Q&A on a panel about how to reach…

October 1, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

Pension Quick Facts

September 10, 2015 by Kim Crockett

Did you know there are almost 312,000 active public employees in Minnesota contributing to a public pension fund and over 202,000 retirees, survivors and disabled people relying on a pension check? That is…

September 10, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

Pensions 2015: Securing Retirement Benefits for Current and Future Public Employees

August 13, 2015

Preview: Minnesota’s public employee pension system is broken. The state’s reported unfunded liabilities are estimated by the state to be $17.6 billion. If reasonable economic assumptions are used, the amount…

August 13, 2015
Governance

Final word

July 7, 2015 by Kim Crockett

Bigger government = smaller citizens. Just look at Minnesota.

July 7, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance

Policy architects

July 7, 2015 by Peter Nelson, Kim Crockett

The Minnesota Policy Blueprints exerts wide and deep influence in the deliberations of the 2015 legislature.

July 7, 2015 by Peter Nelson, Kim Crockett
Health Care

Supreme Court renames Obamacare SCOTUScare: Court offers to write all future legislation for Congress to save time and face

June 25, 2015 by Kim Crockett

Good news from the Supreme Court today: If you like your health care subsidies, you can keep them. If you like limited government and the separation of powers, you are…

June 25, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Spending & Taxes

Pensions: Keeping the Promise

November 1, 2014 by Kim Crockett

Keeping The Promise: Securing Retirement Benefits for Current and Future Public Employees | Minnesota’s public employee pension system is broken. The state’s...

November 1, 2014 by Kim Crockett
Culture

Introduction

November 1, 2014 by Mitch Pearlstein, Kim Crockett

In a famous Time magazine story in 1973, Minnesota was epitomized, not just as a particularly well-run state, but as the “State that Works.” Other states might have been close…

November 1, 2014 by Mitch Pearlstein, Kim Crockett
Governance

Met Council Power Grab

November 1, 2014 by Katherine Kersten, Kim Crockett

The Metropolitan Council (“Met Council”) is an appointed body created by the Minnesota legislature to plan for the growth and delivery of regional services...

November 1, 2014 by Katherine Kersten, Kim Crockett
Energy & Environment

A Tale of Three Cities: Solar Power and the Irresistible Lure of “Free Money”

May 5, 2014

Preview: In recent years, a number of local governments across Minnesota have been installing solar panels to generate a portion of their electricity. Cities and schools embrace these solar installations…

May 5, 2014
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