American Experiment on Minnesota's Economy
Minnesota Economy Reports
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Minnesota’s Workforce to 2050
Compared to most other states, Minnesota performs well on per capita welfare measures, such as GDP and Personal Income per capita. In both, we are above the national average. But these numbers are dri...
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Doubling Down on Failure: How a 50 Percent by 2030 Renewable Energy Standard Would Cost Minnesota $80.2 Billion
Executive Summary Minnesota currently has a law mandating that 25 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable energy sources, like wind and solar, by 2025. Some lawmakers have proposed do...
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Center of the American Experiment Submits Comments in Support of the Twin Metals Lease Renewal
Center of the American Experiment submits the following comments in response to BLM’s call for comments regarding the renewal of mineral leases pertaining to the Twin Metals Minnesota (TMM) proposed...
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Minnesota Economy Articles
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Oxfam is wrong about ‘obscene’ wealth
Last week Oxfam released a sensational report that said eight people have “obscene” wealth, as much as the poorest half of the world’s population. I don’t dispute this statistic, but is inequa...
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How much is ‘Green Bling’ costing your town or city?
Edina’s expensive foray into feel-good environmental projects is a case in point. Sunday’s front page featured a story about how Edina and other suburban communities are installing solar proje...
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Michael Saltsman: Painless? Study on $15 Minneapolis wage doesn’t add up
It draws on research funded by same unions pushing for hike. If a new economic report commissioned by the city of Minneapolis is to be believed, a proposed $15 minimum wage in the city will bring mo...
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Minnesota Economy Posts
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Are Liberal Minnesota Energy Policies Making Pollution Worse?
Improving Minnesota’s air quality is often used as justification for mandating wind and solar on our electric grid, and now groups like Fresh Energy want to ban the use of natural gas for heatin...
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Minnesota’s Workforce to 2050
Our new report on Minnesota's Workforce to 2050 asks what our state's policymakers can do to help alleviate the coming fall in the labor force. ...
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Statewide View Column: Trump Can Stop Walz From Turning Minnesota into a Cold California
This article originally appeared in The Duluth News Tribune. In late September, Gov. Tim Walz announced he would circumvent the Legislature by using the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s bureaucr...
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Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/29/19
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota....
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You’re Getting Black Friday Deals Everyday on Oil and Natural Gas Thanks to Fracking
Many people will be heading to the mall today or scouring online to score sweet deals on the latest goods and services as part of the annual Black Friday tradition, but one thing people probably don&#...
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Minnesota Economy Media
Minnesota Report Card (00:31)
Minnesota’s taxes and regulations are hurting small businesses. Minnesota can do better!...
Peter Nelson Testifies at the MN House Job Growth & Energy Affordability Comm. (3:00:50)
Peter Nelson testifies before the MN House Job Growth & Energy Affordability Committee on April 18, 2016 (at 1:07)...