Apart from preparing children for their future, k-12 education also frees parents to do paid work. School closures, in addition to harming children, have disrupted this central role of schools…
There is nothing wrong with a meeting between the PUC and utility companies they regulate, but some of the agenda and discussions during this meeting were highly irregular and inappropriate.
Government Covid-19 shutdowns and unemployment payments which are increased and extended for an indefinite period will keep unemployment at elevated levels.
Minnesotans reject higher taxes by wide margins.
John Hinderaker interviews the Fox host about the future of conservative politics.
Big Tech will not tolerate any views that run counter to the “climate crisis” narrative. It’s obvious our Tech Betters are all ideologically aligned with the hard left. But that…
The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Cameron Sholty are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 276 of the In The Tank Podcast. The crew gives their takes on…
Mickey's Diner is one of the most recognizable places to get a bite to eat in Minnesota. But for how much longer? Now Mickey's has become perhaps the most high…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Raising the minimum wage is generally bad public policy, but current events make the 2021 minimum wage hike an especially bigger burden on Minnesota's small businesses.
Leisure and hospitality jobs plummeted in December of 2020 as Governors tightened economic restrictions nationwide, causing almost half a million layoffs at restaurants, bars, and hotels. Interestingly, the mining and…
On Monday, January 11 starting at 8:30 a.m., the Minnesota Standards Review Committee will spend the day reviewing public feedback on the first draft of the proposed K-12 social studies…
According to a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, school closures have contributed to higher educational inequality, and wider achievement gaps will persist until students finish high school, which…
For Rochester Public Schools (RPS), the school board approved the district's decision to transition PreK to 2nd grade from a distance learning model to a hybrid learning model (combining classroom…
The number of Covid-19 non-ICU patients is also down: by 53.2% – or 757 beds – from their peak of late November.
Teachers' unions continue to push back against school reopening efforts in the name of safety concerns, despite ever-growing research that schools are not super-spreaders and that school closures harm children.…
While easing restrictions is a step in the right direction, capacity restrictions in the summer were associated with significant economic damage to restaurants and bars. There is evidence supporting they…
The Minnesota Auto Dealers Association (MADA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the Walz administration's attempt to force Minnesota to comply with California car mandates.
Resistance continues to mount over Gov. Tim Walz's order allowing youth sports to resume this month with a big if. Young athletes can suit up only if they wear protective…
Earlier this week I wrote about the over-sized influence of Native American groups on the first draft of academic standards for social studies. Gov. Walz stacked the committee with representatives…
Often defined by its professed ends - equality - socialism is rarely defined by its means - extensive government ownership and control of the economy.
Data shows that Minnesota is one of the top worst-performing states when it comes to entrepreneurship and new business creation.
The people of this state have sacrificed much in the fight against Covid-19. They deserve the truth. And they do not deserve to have their sacrifices downplayed to cover for…
It looks like the American people will get a taste of the Green New Deal now that the Biden administration will have a supportive Senate.