No, it’s not a misprint. It’s the same guy, DFL Sen. Erik Simonson, who raised conflict of interest questions and concerns in some quarters in his last public sector job…
On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the Star Tribune ran a story entitled “New Suburban Solar Projects Part of a Wave of New Projects in Minnesota.” The article discusses businesses that…
As reported in a February obituary, it took an old high school friend a few years to learn he liked working with his hands a lot more than wearing fancy…
Governor Tim Walz has extended the stay at home order to May 4. Minnesotans are being urged to voluntarily comply with the Executive Order, which directs us to limit activities…
Bashing a major multi-national like 3M might make for good Twitter, but it is very dangerous public policy. In the fight against the Coronavirus, it is more important that usual to…
School bullying can occur in any educational setting. And even though students aren't in classrooms right now, veteran teacher Rebecca Friedrichs lists several ideas to teach children more about empathy…
Bloomington officials have quietly acknowledged residents will finally get to vote this fall on whether they want to be able to choose their own garbage hauler, more than three years…
John Hinderaker, President of Center of the American Experiment, released the following statement in response to the extension of Gov. Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order: “State leaders must release the model they are using to…
This op-ed originally appeared in the Duluth News-Tribune on March 26, 2020. The United States is in the early stages of what may well be the longest period of widespread…
On April 3, 2020, the Walz Administration announced that it still plans on pushing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to adopt California’s controversial car mandates for low emission vehicles…
Preliminary numbers show that, in 2019, Minnesota’s GDP growth ranked 38th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia and lagged the national growth rate for the fourth year…
This just in, on April 6, Governor Tim Walz signed an executive order authorizing out-of-state mental health service providers to treat Minnesotan patients. This is to ensure that Minnesotans, especially…
Everyone assumes Minnesota’s public schools are the best in the country. But is it true? Next up in our online Master Class series, Catrin Wigfall dives into the data to…
Environmentalists’ call to shutter the Boswell Energy Center would devastate the Iron Range economy, with no measurable impact on future global temperatures.
Yesterday I wrote about how the City of San Francisco has not only revered their ban on single-use plastic bags to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus, but they…
Many Minnesota breweries, bars, and restaurants are sitting on perishable product that they are not legally allowed to sell under current regulations. This temporary regulatory relief would allow them to…
For hundreds of thousands of Minnesota students, distance learning is entering its second week. It will take time to adjust to this new way of learning, not only for students…
Some might question how much of the government should in fact fall under the banner of “essential services” during the coronavirus shutdown. Yet government entities at every level continue to…
In the space of a few weeks, Minnesota's fiscal question has been flipped on its head: from 'How do we deal with a forecast surplus?' to 'How do we deal…
San Francisco is banning reusable shopping bags and reversing its ban on plastic bags to prevent outside germs from entering grocery stores as the coronavirus pandemic affects cities around the…
Yes, the United States has a wall separating church and state, as well we should. But it should not be as tall and thick as it’s often made out to…
The article below originally appeared in the Babylon Bee: ALBANY, NY—New York state has announced a new plan to raise taxes on the novel coronavirus. The 15% income tax on…
Hello! This week, Isaac Orr is joined by Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely for episode 237 of the In The Tank Podcast. How far away is the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.