American Experiment’s public safety policy fellow David Zimmer sat down for a conversation with Representative Paul Novotny, the Minority Lead of the Minnesota House Public Safety committee. Enjoy learning more…
An obscure entry in the federal court calendar suggests “Yes” A hearing has been scheduled at the federal courthouse in downtown St. Paul for Friday afternoon (Oct. 18) at 1:30…
Last week, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released a new cost estimate to globally triple wind and solar power by 2030. The new price tag? $1.5 trillion annually. The…
A flurry of recent announcements from America’s biggest high-tech companies: Amazon goes nuclear, plans to invest more than $500 million (NBC) Google Backs New Nuclear Plants to Power AI –…
American Experiment’s John Hinderaker speaks with Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist, researcher, and writer, about his bestselling book, the roots of cultural wokeism, and putting a stop to the political…
The Cato Institute opens its 2024 Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors with the words: State government budgets have grown substantially in recent years with the influx of federal…
The first prison sentence in the sprawling free-food scandal was handed down this afternoon in the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. Mohamed Jama Ismail, aged 51, defendant No. 16 in…
There is one constitutional amendment on the ballot this November that seeks to renew and extend an amendment passed originally in 1988 directing proceeds from the Minnesota Lottery into a…
The main group advocating for the new amendment calls itself Minnesotans for the Great Outdoors. The organization boasts of a long list of entities supporting the effort. But of more…
Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance visited Minneapolis yesterday. Standing outside the ruins of the Third Precinct, he painted an unflattering picture of our state’s biggest city, suggesting that it was…
Allowing people to buy health insurance across state lines has been a key policy in Republican health reform proposals over the past 20 years. The policy goal has always been…
Vice Presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was on Shannon Bream’s show on Fox News on Sunday and repeatedly suggested the U.S. and Minnesota were experiencing a 50-year low…
The state’s teachers’ union Education Minnesota is holding its annual Minnesota Educator Academy (MEA) conference this Thursday, and par for the course, ideological agendas are front and center. Billed as…
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon has a problem. Too many Minnesotans don’t trust the election system he manages. According to the latest Thinking Minnesota Poll, nearly one in four…
It’s our favorite time of year — Golden Turkey Season! The competition to find the most bird-brained examples of waste in state government is back and getting ready to kick…
A great way to celebrate Columbus Day in Minnesota would be to return the statue of Christopher Columbus to its rightful place on the State Capitol grounds. Those with a…
On Thursday, October 17, it’s expected that a 23rd guilty plea will be entered in the sprawling free-food scandal. Farhiya Mohamud, Defendant No. 35 overall, will become Guilty Plea No.…
A couple of times last year I wrote about the effort by Hennepin County to convert aging area motels into homeless shelters. One of these was the old Metro Inn…
Palo Alto’s Emerson Collective LLC appears to have done exactly that in the case of an Assistant Commissioner slot at the state Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). In…
State and local taxes and spending The Ely Echo: Council approves 3% tax levy increase Pioneer Press: Letters: St. Paul’s rise in property taxes is unsustainable Axios: The cost of…
The Star Tribune‘s recent investigative articles on Minnesota’s public charter schools paint a very bleak picture of the model, stating they are “largely failing to make good on most of…
A jury in St. Paul delivered its verdict today in the weeklong trial of Derrick John Thompson, son of former state Rep. John Derrick Thompson (DFL-St. Paul, b. 1971). The…
The following public safety news made headlines this past week. I offer this summary and insight: Minneapolis juveniles arrested after armed robbery spree. Six Minneapolis juveniles aged between 11-14 years…
Parents are the first educators of their children. The moment a child enters the world, that education begins. In Latin, the word “educate” comes from ex, meaning “out of” and…