That idea seems farfetched, but both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have begun running television advertising in Minnesota, so their own polling must show the race as reasonably close. An…
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered an expedited hearing on November 4 for three election judges who are suing Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon over instructing them to allow…
Lt. Gov. Tina Smith used Facebook to make Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek the bad guy for sending a contingent of 30 deputies to reinforce North Dakota authorities in the showdown…
Systematic voter fraud alleged in Minnesota Supreme Court case
Minnesota Secretary of State and county election managers are being sued by election judges who claim the 2016 Minnesota Election Judge Guide requires them to violate state election laws. The…
Minnesota Secretary of State and county election managers are being sued by election judges who claim the 2016 Minnesota Election Judge Guide requires them to violate state election laws. The…
You have to admire the tenacity of the Bloomington citizens who continue to fight for their right to decide who picks up their garbage. Rather than rolling over when City Hall…
Gov. Mark Dayton may regret his unusually blunt and candid assessment that “the reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable to increasing numbers of people.” It’s true,…
Minneapolis City Hall never passes up the opportunity to jump on the latest left-wing fad such as Indigenous Peoples Day that was officially declared again last week. The latest comic relief…
Frustrated Dakota County Commissioner fights the unfitted power of the Met Council.
Dayton Vetoes pension bill that passed with overwhelmingly bipartisan support.
I do not disagree with all you (King Banaian) said about the power of trade to do great good. And I recognize that presidents and governors represent us, cutting trade and foreign policy…
I love when Kim Crockett calls my show, and usually it’s to amplify a point I was making. I was a bit surprised by her calling while I was doing…
Many people think that our presidential candidates this year offer the worst choice ever. Public opinion polling tells us that, in any case, they are the least popular pair of…
The Center’s Senior Fellow and Professor of Economics King Banaian gave me a heads up this morning on his weekly radio show: President Obama issued yet another executive order, this…
It’s no secret the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs faculty tend to hold and promote liberal views. That just goes with the territory in academia. According to…
Move over Clinique, Maybelline and L’Oreal. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has entered the cosmetics and personal care products market with the latest edition of “Living Green 365,” a taxpayer-funded monthly…
The supplemental budget bill without question violates the Minnesota constitution's requirement that "no law shall embrace more than one subject"
Should the cops be called in to stop a member of the public from filming or recording a public event in a public place on a cell phone or camera?…
It’s a very silly season, even for Minnesota. We have cities adopting or thinking about adopting laws that tell private employers what to pay workers, how to manage paid time…
No one blinks anymore when activist city councils pass kooky or feel-good resolutions on the politically correct issue du jour. Potholes, garbage collection and other consequential, but mundane issues should hardly…
Last year Center of the American Experiment decided to get involved in a legal challenge to St. Paul’s right-of-way maintenance fee and filed an amicus brief because we believed the…
The Pioneer Press has a fascinating article on polarization in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The remarkable finding, based on a computer analysis of Minnesota House voting records, is that…
Another Minnesota city, North Mankato, has restricted one of Americans’ most fundamental property rights – the ability to rent out one’s home. But North Mankato faces not only constitutional concerns but…