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Time to pull the plug on the Northstar Commuter Rail.

State and local taxes and spending Kare 11: Oops: A multi-million dollar mistake needs to be fixed in Minnesota’s tax law Minn Post: Error in tax bill would cost Minnesota…

DFL legislators pushed through ‘historic investments’ in education, so the system is bound to improve, right?

Minnesota’s eleven Native American tribes did very well during the 2023 legislative session. It’s not surprising given their $1 million in campaign contributions to the DFL and having one of…

We recently visited this southern Minnesota city and noted some of the connections to free-food fraud. Back in March of last year, we noted that during Covid, Owatonna had more…

There’s only one reason to construct a carbon dioxide pipeline to dispose of emissions from ethanol plants in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota — fear and loathing over climate…

Minnesota’s Top 5 ranking for business by CNBC caught attention recently, as my colleague John Phelan wrote about here. But the state’s drop in the education subindex over the years…

Price floors and ceilings — Minimum wages and rent controls Public policymakers often intervene in economies using “price floors,” such as government-mandated minimum wages, or “price ceilings,” like rent controls.…

DOC settlement with transgender inmate risks the safety of female inmates.

Minnesota’s criminal justice system is unable or unwilling to connect the dots.

Minnesotans might have been surprised yesterday to see headlines such as “Minnesota ranks No. 5 among ‘America’s Top States for Business’ by CNBC,” “Minnesota knocks Texas out of Top 5…

Another incident eerily similar to the Derrick Thompson crash: a rented luxury car, a brief but abandoned pursuit by law enforcement, speeds up to 90 MPH, a fatal crash, and…

According to experts and an ever-growing body of research, a scientifically based reading program is the most effective way to improve literacy. But inconsistency in how teachers are prepared to…

Growing the economy is the best way to end poverty.

Minneapolis votes to restrict heavy industries, inevitably hurting those they’re claiming to help.

The National Education Association — the country’s largest teachers’ union — recently made headlines for its public summer reading recommendations for educators that include books promoting sexual content and practices.…

Rochester city hall desperately wants voters to reauthorize the half-cent local option sales tax that’s set to sunset this year, along with the $12 million the tax generates annually. Officials…

The concept of educational freedom continues to receive overwhelming national support at 71 percent, according to a new poll from RealClear Opinion Research released by the American Federation for Children…

The Biden administration has proposed sweeping new rules aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing fossil-fueled power plants that will seriously jeopardize the reliability and affordability of…

Three reasons why this conservative is not leaving Minnesota.

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) is encouraging a divisive worldview through its “Transformative Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Cultural Competency” course used to train school staff on the…

As the Department of Revenue is getting ready to send those significantly smaller-than-promised $260 rebate checks, at American Experiment we are still uncovering where the rest of the surplus went.…

It’s too late to do anything to lure back the owners of a proposed $440 million wood processing mill that pulled out of the northern Minnesota project earlier this year…

A revealing book about government schools details the desperate need for change.