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Why Does Minnesota's A.G. Want to Silence Critics?
It’s not every day a state’s top prosecutor faces accusations of potential “abuse of prosecutorial discretion” and questions over “the integrity of your office.” But Minnesota Attorney Gen...
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Clear Cut Trees Reveal Solar Power's Environmental Downside
It’s a given that solar power is unreliable as a source of base load power to meet our daily energy requirements. After all, the sun—at best—shines some of the time. Great River Energy’s exper...
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Taxpayers Press for Referendum Re-Do in Bid to Halt School Construction
Rushford-Peterson Schools bond referendum passed in 2014, construction started in 2015, but a citizens group wants to turn back the clock in 2016 on the controversial $38 million project in the works....
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Minnesotans Vote with Their Feet in Move to Lower-Tax States
The “b” as in billion has gotten most of the attention generated by Center of the American Experiment’s new report [PDF] on Minnesotans moving to lower tax states at a net cost of nearly $1 b...
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Don't Miss CAE Forum on How Dodd-Frank Hurts Small Business with Top Expert Peter Wallison
The timing couldn’t be better for American Experiment’s forthcoming lunch with Peter Wallison on May 4. Wallison’s target topic, the unintended consequences of the Dodd-Frank Act, has hit the ...
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Minneapolis Focuses on Threat to Environment Over Public Safety
Minneapolis just became one of the first 100 cities in the world to hire a chief resilience officer. The new employee, former DFL legislator Rep. Kate Knuth, says it will take a year to figure out her...
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Key Members of Congress Support Overturning Obama MN Mining Ban
The effort to overturn the Obama administration’s last-minute ban on mining in northern Minnesota just reached a new level. The chairs of two key congressional subcommittees got a first hand loo...
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MN Wineries Sue Over Law Against Out-of-State Grapes
There’s plenty of threats for the state to keep track of about when it comes to crossing state lines. Most Minnesotans wouldn’t put grapes on the watch list. Yet state law prohibits Minn...
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Shrimp Farm Comes to MN Despite Dropped Subsidy
Remember the subsidy for an indoor shrimp farm that was floated before being quickly sunk as word leaked out at the Minnesota Legislature this year? Our report could have been mistaken for The Oni...
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How Many Truly Need a Four-Year College Degree?
Every day brings more news about the challenges businesses expect to face filling jobs as baby boomers continue marching toward retirement. Some of those opportunities require a traditional four-year ...
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