There was a surprisingly amount of energy truth contained in a November Washington Post editorial about the Dakota pipeline protests: How did the out-of-state activists protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline arrive…
This Millennial Impact Report survey is interesting, but beware–the sample size is only 350. Still, the findings are fascinating: The organization found that millennials had considered education to be the…
I was on the Department of Human Services (DHS) website today looking for some information about refugees in Minnesota. We had hoped to release our paper on the impact of…
New government jobs bury the number created by manufacturers
Addressing the needs of a ‘gender nonconforming’ kindergartner
Hidden MNsure Costs lead to higher property taxes
Xcel won’t go on the record with MNPUC about whether its renewable energy strategy is the least-cost option for its customers
CAE’s Nelson calls on Saint Paul to eliminate a revenue-producing fee that circumvents limits on taxation
Chances are you’ve seen commercials on television as part of the University of Minnesota’s long-running “Driven to Discover” campaign. Typical ones have faculty members standing in front of Northrop Auditorium…
Interview: Scholar Heather Mac Donald on how Black Lives Matters activists have weakened policing in high-crime neighborhoods.
CAE President John Hinderaker interviews pundit, National Review columnist, and conservative wit Jonah Goldberg.
After the 2016 election, on which the SEIU spent lavish sums on very partisan, far-left candidates and issue-advocacy, Mary Kay Henry, the national president of the SEIU, put her…
The unexpected turnover of government underway in Washington dominates the headlines. But in 2016, Minnesota voters also backed an unusually high number of candidates out to drain the swamp in…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just reported that 2016 was the 2nd warmest year on record in the United States. Former NASA climatologist Roy Spencer’s global satellite dataset of…
Minnesota homecare workers mount historic fight against the union Summary: In an effort to help their political supporters in the unions, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and the state’s legislature…
Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate began the 2017 legislative session with a plan to provide immediate and temporary relief to the thousands of Minnesotans who are stuck with…
Cigarette smuggling has soared since Minnesota imposed a $1.60 per pack excise tax increase in 2013, propelling the state to fifth highest for the crime in a new Tax Foundation…
Cigarette smuggling has soared since Minnesota imposed a $1.60 per pack excise tax increase in 2013, propelling the state to fifth highest for the crime in a new Tax Foundation…
Silly antediluvian me. Until my early teens, when daydreaming about what college was like, I’d envision guys wearing elbow-patched tweed jackets and smoking pipes. I imagined them dressed up at…
The Governor’s office and DFL leaders have made it clear that one of their top priorities remains the institution of “Universal Pre-K” in Minnesota. They want to send all four…
The game day stunt pulled by anti-pipeline protesters at last week’s Vikings -Bears game may not make the team’s highlight reel, but it’s become one of the most scrutinized plays…
How a Medicaid program for the Disabled is being exploited to fund DFL and Progressive Left Policies
Minnesota's border counties experience the competitive disadvantage of high taxes and hostile regulations
A Supreme Court decision could shut down the way cities have quietly raised revenues without raising taxes.