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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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Posts by Tom Steward
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Lawmakers Revive Bill Cracking Down on Freeway Protesters
One of leftist protesters’ go-to tactics involves shutting down freeways and blocking transit lines. The most notorious incident occurred in July 2016 when protesters took over I-94 following th...
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Minneapolis FBI Agent Leaked Classified Documents Because of Racism
The rank politicization of the top echelons of the FBI has tainted the standards and credibility of the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Former FBI Director James Comey felt empowered to tak...
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State Pollution Agency’s Power Grab on Northern Lakes Slapped Down–Again
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency just got smacked down–again. The rogue agency’s audacious attempt to micro-manage 1,300 northern lakes and streams was turned back on appeal. The Dul...
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State Solar Power Mandate Under Fire at Capitol
Snowy days in April only underscore the futility of relying on solar energy to power the electric grid. These photos taken earlier this winter of snow-covered solar panels just outside Montrose on Hig...
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Amendment Stops Pols From Diverting Road and Bridge Funding
There may be an amendment to the state constitution coming down the road on the ballot this November aimed at improving the state’s highway infrastructure. If passed by the legislature, the ball...
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