American Experiment has well documented why the particular brand of ethnic studies coming to all Minnesota K-12 public school classrooms is concerning. Far from the more commonly understood meaning of…
Last week I wrote about new Census Bureau data which show that Minnesota lost 8,700 residents net in 2023. To put that in context, as Figure 1 shows, Minnesota’s net…
Last week, Minnesota’s media reported: KEYC: DEED: Minnesota adds 6300 jobs in September KNSI: Minnesota Sees Job Gains, Strong Wage Growth in September Star Tribune: Minnesota hoping to reverse manufacturing job losses after…
Attempting to address the lack of affordable childcare, an issue vexing the rest of Minnesota, Stevens County did something creative. According to the Star Tribune, last year: The county took…
That’s not likely to happen; the real problem with the trans refuge law centers on how it assists and encourages interstate parental kidnapping, which will exact enormous harm on the…
Xcel may have tried to do the right thing by planning to construct a few new natural gas plants while it adds grid-destabilizing wind and solar. Unfortunately, its final Upper…
[Updated: driver fired.] The parking lot was, in fact, a handicapped parking space in front of City Hall. The “courier” was stopping by to pick up more absentee ballots en…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Goldilocks report? Minnesota tax collections show economy not too cold, not too hot Star Tribune: Minneapolis to look at new taxes as…
Under Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota does not appear among the 20 state governments suing to stop the Biden administration from implementing over-the-top new staffing requirements for nursing homes that industry…
The Minneapolis City Council has overridden the mayor’s veto on a fee on carbon emissions. The council voted 9-2 on Thursday to override the veto. The measure will charge businesses…
UPDATE: Moorhead Area Schools sent an email to parents today disavowing any connection to the political direct mailer that was sent under their name. They also placed a pop-up message…
A majority of Minnesotans favor a school choice policy where parents can use state funding (tax dollars) for tuition and transportation at a private or parochial school, according to an…
To less fanfare than usual, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of State-to-State Migration Flows for 2023. They show that, overall, Minnesota gained 100,277 residents from other parts of…
The dilemma over what to do about homelessness plagues cities of every size in every state. Homeless camps and associated risks to public safety have been routinely allowed in public…
Farhiya Ahmed Mohamud, aged 65, defendant No. 35 in the sprawling free-food scandal, became Guilty Plea No. 23 this afternoon at the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. She pled guilty…
Average English, math, reading, science, and composite American College Test (ACT) scores among Minnesota’s high school graduating class of 2024 have dropped again. The average composite score for the state…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to halt enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s egregious greenhouse gas regulations on power plants. However, the Court believes “the applicants have shown a…
Unreported FBI crime data adjustments under scrutiny — A number of conservative outlets reported this week that the FBI had quietly updated its 2022 crime data sometime after releasing the…
This opinion piece originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Aug. 21, 2024. Tim Walz was a schoolteacher before entering politics, so what is his approach to teaching? The Minnesota…
The Rochester public school district already has one operating levy on the books at a cost of $17 million per year to taxpayers. That’s because earlier this year Rochester school…
A battle is brewing up in the St. Paul City Council over a free to low-cost childcare proposal. After failing to garner enough verified signatures in 2022, St. Paul’s universal…
American Experiment’s public safety policy fellow David Zimmer sat down for a conversation with Representative Paul Novotny, the Minority Lead of the Minnesota House Public Safety committee. Enjoy learning more…
An obscure entry in the federal court calendar suggests “Yes” A hearing has been scheduled at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul for Friday afternoon (Oct. 18) at 1:30…
Last week, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a new cost estimate to globally triple wind and solar power by 2030. The new price tag? $1.5 trillion annually. The…