The office of Gov. Tim Walz issued this press release yesterday announcing new grants for energy industry jobs. The headline, Governor Walz Announces Funding to Train Underrepresented Workers for Clean…
The National Center for Energy Analytics has estimated that a fully-electric vehicle (EV) future would cost between $2 trillion and $4 trillion. Moving to 100% EVs will impose enormous infrastructure…
When a member of the Governor of Minnesota’s cabinet was named publisher of the state’s biggest newspaper in February 2023, eyebrows were raised from International Falls to Albert Lea. What…
More than half of states (29) offer students and families access to school choice programs through education savings accounts, tax-credit scholarships, and/or traditional vouchers. Eleven states now offer all or…
Regional energy regulators are meeting in Minneapolis to make your life “better.” An organization you’ve never heard of is meeting in Minneapolis this week and why should you care? I’ll…
Declines in reading and math achievement have contributed to Minnesota’s national education ranking falling once again, coming in at #19, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey…
Bold new plans for expanding universal basic income (UBI) programs are threatened by Minnesota’s slow-growth economy. St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter was posting just yesterday on Twitter (X) about the…
Guests to American Experiment’s annual dinner gala in downtown Minneapolis last Thursday night were treated to an important and relevant speech by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Bennett somberly…
Back in January, I wrote about Lance Nistler, a Northern Minnesota farmer who was challenging an explicitly racist DFL policy. The Center Square reported: In 2023, The Minnesota Legislature appropriated $500,000…
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for five former employees who were fired over religious objections to Mayo Clinic’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing policies to proceed with wrongful…
The third victim of Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed has been identified by the Hennepin County coroner. Mustafa reportedly ambushed hero Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell on the street in broad daylight.…
With the first trial in the sprawling free-food scandal now concluded, we consider the next steps for the remaining 40+ defendants in the case. Friday afternoon, after seven weeks of…
Historically only a handful of members of Congress from North Dakota have remained in office after the age of 80 years old. But an intensifying focus on the fitness of…
State and local taxes and spending Republican Eagle: Viewpoint: Democrats push Minnesota to the brink Labor market Kanabec County Times: Employment growth in Central Minnesota’s beverage industry KROC: Rochester Area…
Tacked in the 1,400-page controversial bill are provisions that might just improve the worker shortage healthcare industry. In a positive move, Minnesota lawmakers approved the creation of interstate compacts for…
Two others were acquitted of all charges in the verdicts read this afternoon in Federal court in downtown Minneapolis. The remaining five were convicted of most of the charges they…
Now that the dust has settled from the 2024 legislative session, it’s time to unpack several noteworthy provisions pertaining to K-12 education. Health academic standards State academic health standards will…
Last night (Thursday) in downtown Minneapolis, the Center hosted the former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett, for an evening of public policy discussion centered around recent events in the…
There has been a steady stream of stories in Minnesota’s media relating that the state government’s revenues have been consistently coming in above forecast. This is true. As Minnesota Management…
There have been several rebuttals to the divisive and defensive press conference Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty held Monday to announce she was dropping charges against Minnesota Trooper Ryan Londregan.…
In our 2021 report “The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020 — A focus on economic growth,” we wrote: What matters for economic welfare is per capita income. This is a…
You’d think state government techies and their overly compensated superiors would learn by now, but no such luck. The much-hyped unveiling of the Minnesota Department of Revenue website to apply…
It turns out that Mustafa Ahmed Mohamed, the killer of hero Minneapolis police officer Jamal Mitchell, should not have had a gun or been on the street in south Minneapolis…
Back in April 2023, I started tracking data from the University of Toronto’s School of Cities which was “looking at cell phone activity at points of interest (POI) in the downtowns…