American Experiment on Minnesota's Economy
Minnesota Economy Reports
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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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The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2018
Minnesota’s economic growth continues to be unimpressive Executive Summary How is Minnesota performing in terms of economic growth? How is it likely to perform in the future? The picture that emerge...
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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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Solar Roads Turned Out To Be A “Colossal Failure”
By now it should probably be more surprising when the next “big thing” in renewable energy isn’t a colossal failure, but until that time comes, people will be surprised by how ineff...
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Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/16/19
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota....
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Minnesota’s cities are seeing falling employment and rising unemployment numbers
Like the state generally, Minnesota's cities are not generating jobs fast enough for their growing populations...
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Secretary of Agriculture Perdue Defends Decision to Renew Mineral Leases
Anti-mining activists have been quick to criticize the Trump Administration’s decision to renew the mineral leases for the Twin Metals Minnesota project located north of Ely, Minnesota. However,...
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Minnesota’s unemployment rate is up again, from 2.8% to 3.4% in a year
Minnesota leads other states on population growth and unemployment growth, but lags on job growth...
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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)...