According to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, wind turbines only last for twenty years. After that some wind facilities are decommissioned, the steel in the towers is recycled, and the…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota film tax credit bills could bring movie, TV production boom to Northland Valley News Live: MN House Democrats Pass Omnibus…
On April 15, the Minnesota Department of Health released data suggesting that alcohol-related deaths rose in 2020. Generally, fully alcohol-attributed deaths, defined as “deaths that would not have happened if…
The Cloquet City Council has set the stage to stop using so-called project labor agreements that in effect guaranteed union participation in city construction projects.
Last month I noted that Minnesota’s state government was planning to tax federal government loans made to businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP): The PPP loaned businesses money, a…
On April 14, 2021, the Minnesota State Senate debated legalizing new nuclear power plants in the state, something that has been illegal since 1994. Senate Republicans had included a bill…
Ban on elective surgeries and procedures reduced hospital and clinic volumes, costing the health care industry jobs as well as revenue.
WJON reports: After being forced to shut down for several months last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, the big challenge facing bars and restaurants now is finding enough workers to…
The Minnesota Senate will be voting on an education bill today (Thursday) that would give more Minnesota families access to educational options that work best for them. Ask Gov. Tim…
Today is Earth Day, and there is no better way to observe today than to honor a University of Minnesota graduate who has arguably done more to improve the living…
In November 2020, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) forecasted a $636 million deficit for the 2020-2021 biennium and a $1.2 billion deficit for the 2022-2023 biennium. Things turned around in…
Red Wing residents are coming to the aid of recently fired former Police Chief Roger Pohlman, aiming to recall all seven city councilors over the handling of his abrupt dismissal.
Center of the American Experiment is proud to announce the release of a new report entitled “Not In Our Backyard,” authored by nationally renowned journalist and filmmaker, Robert Bryce. The…
A group of high school students called Minnesota Teen Activists organized a state-wide school walkout on Monday to protest racial injustice, harassment, and bullying, but students who chose to stay in…
This op ed appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on April 19th, 2021 Hopes are high among some that the $2 trillion President Joe Biden intends to spend with his…
Last week, American Experiment discussed how only two DFL Senators voted to legalize new nuclear power in Minnesota, even though nuclear power plants are far more reliable and productive than…
On April 13, the St. Paul City Council approved a plan to “funnel” $46.9 million in property taxes to affordable housing projects on the former Ford Plant Site. The city…
After strictly enforcing Gov. Tim Walz's mask mandate in order to play youth sports indoors and out, the Minnesota State High School League has gotten religion. Sort of.
Minnesota is moving forward with standardized math and reading tests this spring, but the state will likely not use the test results to identify struggling schools, reports the Pioneer Press.…
Last year, we released a report titled ‘Minnesota’s Border Battles‘ in which we compared the economic outcomes in Minnesota counties bordering other states with the outcomes in the border counties…
The pandemic, the death of George Floyd, the trial of Derek Chauvin and now the death of Daunte Wright have put the state of Minnesota and its people under a…
The state’s top watchdog has told the Star Tribune the agency is looking into the fees charged by a New York company awarded a no-bid contract by the Walz administration…
Last week, KPVI ran a report titled: ‘Some Minnesota businesses report hiring problems, citing enhanced unemployment benefits‘: With more relaxed restrictions and the promise of warmer months ahead, businesses are…
A group of high school students called Minnesota Teen Activists has organized a state-wide school walkout today “to take a stand against racial injustice,” reports the Pioneer Press. The timing…