But other agencies aren’t so squeamish. Earlier today, the state Department of Commerce tweeted out to its 7,000 followers a message thanking Governor Tim Walz and featuring a picture of…
From A to Z Last week I asked ‘What do states without an income tax do?‘ They get by, is the short answer: states do not need an income tax…
When MFF indiscriminately pays the bail for a defendant, it subverts this carefully balanced system of individual bail evaluation. This harms our collective safety.
Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly, especially when hundreds of protesters who set out to get arrested wind up inundating the court system in rural counties with limited resources.…
Equal outcomes by decree are now the top priority at our state’s largest higher ed system. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system — our state’s largest higher education system,…
Last week our Education Policy Fellow Catrin Wigfall testified in front of an Administrative Law Judge and the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) about their latest proposal requiring…
A recent article by Goldman Sachs explains how so-called green banking practices are pushing up the price of oil. The article states: Even as oil prices climb higher, the flow…
The divisive content that Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board wants aspiring educators to have to “demonstrate” to obtain their teaching license was heavily criticized by Minnesotans…
A Missouri electric company has announced they will no longer shut down a large, 1,195 megawatt (MW) coal plant at the beginning of next month because it is needed for…
Economic development The Center Square: $4.3M Minnesota taxpayer subsidies expected to create 321 jobs Minn Post: Officials estimate ‘remarkable’ $650 million for Minnesota broadband from infrastructure bill Minneapolis/St. Paul Business…
Yesterday, Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice to talk about California’s ban on gasoline and diesel engines and how it affects Minnesota.
Center of the American Experiment will be at the State Fair this Saturday, August 27 from 9:00-5:00. Our booth is located in Dan Patch Park near the Grandstand. The booth…
The dramatic drop in enrollment at Minneapolis public schools is a leading indicator of the city’s eventual decline. Two decades ago (2002-2003 school year), Minneapolis ranked in the top 100…
Two days ago, President Joe Biden announced that he is canceling some portion of student debt for individuals who earn less than $125,000. American Experiment has written extensively in the…
Last week the White House released separate facts sheets for each state to highlight how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will lower health care costs and improve health coverage in…
Literally. The newest political action committee to register with the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board is named “The PAC for Minnesota’s Future-IE.” Sometimes the metaphors are too blatant to ignore. The…
Public officials in Minneapolis and St. Paul seem determined to cram more and wider bike lanes onto city streets, often at the expense of parking places and vehicle lanes. But…
Minnesota student proficiency in reading and mathematics continues to fall short, according to state test results released today (Aug. 25) by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). Fewer than half…
Today, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to vote on new regulations prohibiting the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered cars and trucks by 2035. This vote will…
“I have no business understanding this better than you.” U of M student addressing the lack of public safety on campus to university and public safety leadership On Wednesday evening…
With inflation still at a historic high, Minneapolis and St. Paul residents are about to be hit with some (huge) property tax hikes. According to the Star Tribune, St. Paul…
Center of the American Experiment has released it’s 2022 Minnesota crime briefing. You can read it here. The policy briefing includes confirmed 2021 BCA uniform crime report stats and many 2022…
Because all skills begin with the basics of reading, reading proficiency among our young learners matters. A lot. We know how to teach children to read, yet there are still…
The story is a familiar one: missing free-food money, but no arrests or charges. The setting is the southeast Alabama city of Dothan, so the accents are different. The peanut…