The U.S. Department of Labor is considering a proposed rule that would modernize and increase the financial transparency of government unions. Private-sector unions are required to disclose high-quality information about…
A pandemic has a way of putting things in context, what’s really important, even in government. Take the 5-cent fee the powers that be in Duluth planned to impose on…
Credibility comes from…being credible. Gov. Walz spends a lot of time during his many press conferences trying to convince Minnesotans to take the COVID-19 virus serious and change their behavior.…
Huge increases in the cost of electricity for Xcel Energy's industrial customers mean it will eventually be too expensive for anything to be "Made in Minnesota."
If this new study's 8 to 1 ratio of total infections to diagnosed cases is correct, then 3,030,584 Minnesotans have been infected with Covid-19, or 54% of the population. This…
It’s always been a gamble for players who walk into Mystic Lake or any of Minnesota’s tribal casinos and restaurants. Some might say it’s more so now than ever with…
Renewable energy believers always seem to think the United States is bad but countries like China are good but they don’t seem to care that China has greatly increased their…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Thanks to government-mandated restrictions, new BLS data shows that recovery in the job market is continuing to slow down.
Total average hospitalizations in the state are also down: 10.1% - or 694 beds - from their peak in the seven days up to and including November 10th.
On December 7, the first nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates began generating 1,400 MW of power, which is only slightly less than the output of Minnesota’s Clay…
Wind and solar special interest groups often tout these energy sources as a boon to rural America by giving farmers another “crop” to grow, but there has been growing pushback…
If Governor Walz really wants to help small businesses, he should let them open. Forcing them to shut down and asking for aid is ironic.
It took decades for the US Fish and Wildlife Service to get to the point of removing the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List in late October. But it…
We ask Minnesotans to sign the Craft Brewers Guild's petition and help this thriving industry through a second shutdown.
Occasionally, policy makers and pundits will harrumph about 'Covid fatigue'. Perhaps, just perhaps, the constant shrieking from America's media - which isn't warranted by the data - has worn people…
The article below was written by Rebecca Willis and Bent Bennett at LifePowered: The dramatic declines in vehicle travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have created a unique glimpse into what would happen to…
When policymakers increase regulation they impose costs on individuals that disproportionately fall on low-income individuals rather than on high-income individuals.
As the fate of BrewWorks shows, the time it will take for the Mayor and his bureaucrats to decide what to do is time breweries like Yoerg's don't have.
Twin Metals Minnesota has produced a very good webinar discussing their proposed copper-nickel mine in Northeastern Minnesota. I would encourage you to watch the entire thing if you have the…
No Covid-19 outbreaks anywhere in the world have been traced back to cinemas, so why has Gov. Walz closed them?
The fact that we do so well on business survival rates should tell us that the Minnesota economy can benefit greatly from an increased rate of business formation.
The majority of Minnesota public schools have closed their doors to guard against the surge in coronavirus cases. But the Mankato Free Press found that some educators in Greater Minnesota…
"I think this really does come down to, like so much of it, it's not numbers, it's not data...um...its neighborliness, and it's about we're all in this together" - Gov.…