The outlook was bleak for the Republicans arriving at St. Cloud State University in November 1975 for their state party convention. The DFL governor, Wendell Anderson, had been elected five…
Last week, KSTP released the results of its KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted in late January. In the area of fiscal policy, its main findings relating to the last session were: Source: KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA So,…
The Minnesota Legislature is about to build another new office building for themselves, and the Golden Turkey committee is here for it. Without a single vote on the floor of…
We are now up to 70 defendants in the free-food program scandal. The always alert Lou Raguse of KARE 11 was out with a story this afternoon. The U.S. Attorney…
On Friday, American Experiment submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Human Services (HHS) in opposition to federal rules dictating how states must unwind continuous Medicaid coverage related to the…
Minneapolis officials announced last week that a monitor had been selected to manage the consent decrees the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) will go through with both the U.S. Department of…
Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about how Minnesota and its neighbors have very different economic policies but very similar employment outcomes and how they have similarly high levels of what is…
Have you ever wanted to steal from the less fortunate without going to jail? Have we got a deal for you! Affluent households in California siphoned nearly $3.4 billion in 2021 from the pockets…
Honor the Earth settles lawsuit with the state attorney general. The Star Tribune reports. Winona LaDuke, a native-American environmental activist and two-time Green Party Vice-Presidential candidate (1996, 2000) incorporated Honor…
Labor market Minnesota Reformer: Why did unionization decline in Minnesota? KROC: SE Minnesota experienced higher unemployment in December NFIB: The DFL’s $20 Billion Spending Spree Put Minnesota on Thin Ice…
Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota indicted Defendant No. 61 in the free-food scandal. The indictment of Hoda Ali Abdi of Burnsville, proprietress of the Alif Halal grocery store, can…
I was recently on Hawaii Today with Joe Kent of the Grassroot Institute to discuss the rolling blackouts that occurred in early January. As Mitch and I wrote in our…
HF 2860, if passed into law, would make Minnesota the nation’s 13th sanctuary state. The bill was introduced by Rep. Sandra Feist (DFL-New Brighton), the Vice Chair of the House…
In 2022, Governor Walz ran promising COVID-relief “Walz checks,” which would amount to up to $2,600 for a family of four. On January 30, 2023, according to the Centers for…
The offices of Center of the American Experiment were targeted by arsonists over the weekend, resulting in significant fire damage to the building. The fire is being investigated as a…
Minnesota has one of the most progressive tax systems in the country. That is, high-income earners pay higher tax rates compared to low-income earners. According to a recently published study…
You may have noticed a growing number of specialty license plates on Minnesota roadways in recent years. Nine (9) more specialty plates were added in 2024, bringing the total number…
In California, high-income residents with rooftop solar installations used the state’s lucrative solar subsidies to redistribute an estimated $3.37 billion in 2021 from lower-income families that cannot afford them. …
Minnesota teachers looking to be licensed through the state — regardless of where they will teach — must meet new Standards of Effective Practice that require educators to embody political…
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts announced yesterday that it will be closing for good, ending performances on March 31. In doing so, Cowles cancelled performances scheduled…
Democrats like Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon loudly proclaim their support of democracy, but their actions reveal a desire to enforce single-party rule through speech controls and election interference.…
On January 22, Senator Omar Fateh held a press conference about a bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements around the state. He plans to introduce the bill in the 2024…
Five “teens” flee from a stolen Mercedes after it crashes into St. Paul Police squad cars. Over the summer, I was tracking the phenomenon of “feral youth” roaming the countryside…
The new issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy is out and it contains a study by economists Joshua Rauh and Ryan Shyu titled “Behavioral Responses to State Income Taxation of High Earners:…