A year ago, Rochester city officials decided they wanted to build a $65 million regional sports and recreation center. But city hall had trouble articulating the need for it, other…
Yesterday, Center of the American Experiment submitted written testimony on House File 413, which would force state agencies to prioritize electric vehicles (EVs) when purchasing new cars, provide rebates to…
Today the State and Local Government Finance and Policy Committee held a hearing on HF 348, a bill which would impose a $25 limit on co-payments for drugs and related supplies…
In fallout from a failed convention center expo last month. Until last week, Tyeastia Green was the city’s director of the Department of Racial Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. No more.…
MN voters oppose sex change operations for minors by an overwhelming margin.
Last year voters made North Dakota the first state in more than twenty years to impose term limits on the time legislators and the governor remain in office. Almost two-thirds…
On Sunday, I wrote about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), “the largest U.S. banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis and the second-largest ever.” Depositors with up to…
With the deck stacked against people who need new drugs, let's not dismiss them because their interests happen to align with the drug industry.
Yesterday, American Experiment detailed how the $256 million solar facility in Dodge County would only provide 0.5 percent of Minnesota’s annual electricity consumption. But the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s decision…
To protect tenants, Minnesota DFL lawmakers — joined by one republican lawmaker — have introduced a bunch of bills seemingly intended to extend rights to renters. Upon closer inspection, however,…
Andy Luger, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, announced 10 more defendants were indicted this morning in the Feeding Our Future scandal. The total charged in the case…
We received an email recently from Julie B. who signed our petition on the car tab increase but wrote, "The petitions are not working. We need to think of something…
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted to approve the construction of a 200-megawatt (MW) solar facility on 1,550 acres of prime farmland in Dodge County at a cost of…
On Friday regulators shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and seized its deposits in the largest U.S. banking failure since the 2008 financial crisis and the second-largest ever. We shouldn’t be…
It’s no secret government unions have achieved near total power in politics, but based on declining membership numbers, there appears to be a diminishing appetite among public employees for unions’…
Economic growth Walker Pilot Independent: Rep. Bliss states Minnesota economic forecast underscores need for tax relief, structural overhaul Bring Me the News: Tourist numbers in Minnesota returned to pre-pandemic levels…
Whether it’s tackling climate change, reducing inflation, or dealing with skyrocketing deficits, President Joe Biden has one proposal to it all: tax more and spend more. His latest budget proposal…
As bills to dramatically change the way Minnesota conducts statewide elections using ranked choice voting begin to move through legislative committees, the latest Thinking Minnesota poll finds very tepid support…
President Biden again promised not to cut Medicare and Social Security during his budget address in Pennsylvania yesterday. But what about that other major entitlement program driving up the federal…
Several pieces of legislation introduced in both the Minnesota House and Senate this session have focused on mandating ethnic studies in K-12 education — from lacing it throughout all academic…
Another rural Minnesota county has taken aim at what many residents view as hostile gun legislation moving through the DFL-controlled state legislature. The Grand Rapids Herald said an overflow crowd…
The onslaught of bad energy policy continues at the capitol, as liberal lawmakers are considering legislation (House File 413 and Senate File 1296) that would allow investor-owned utilities like Xcel…
Minnesota’s media is reporting that the state added 14,100 new jobs in January. What is being reported somewhat less is that the number of Minnesotans actually employed fell by 423.…
Exclusive Center of the American Experiment poll finds no popular support for the measure. As we’ve previously reported, SF 2270/HF 2486 has been introduced at the state legislature and would…