Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 8/1/25

The Claims Bill During the final week of the 2026 legislative session, the joint House-Senate Subcommittee on Claims identified the tort claims against the state that it recommended be paid…

Minneapolis Public Schools, the state’s third-largest district, is continuing plans to build a brand new $105 million school to rehome Anishinabe Academy. The PK-5 school “is dedicated to serving and…

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about “Blue states” which “are bad-policying themselves into electoral oblivion.” Minnesota, with its evenly split legislature, isn’t quite one of those states, but…

Happy Memorial Day! As our nation enjoys the long weekend, switching on grills and unwrapping popsicles, it’s a good moment to pause and remember the purpose of this holiday. Before…

Back in December, YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a video in which he visted ten Minnesota daycare centers — including the now infamous Quality Learing Center — and found no children…