It takes a catastrophe like the Great Recession and Gov. Tim Walz’s statewide shutdown and continuing restrictions to force most local governments to even consider holding the line on property…
Education Minnesota—the state's teachers' union—has increased state membership dues by $10 for the 2020 school year. While this may not sound like much, it adds up. What will Education Minnesota…
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published new data showing that smoke from wildfires in California have diminished electricity generation from the state’s solar panels. According to the agency:…
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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 263 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew spends the first…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Since 2019, 10 states have enacted major occupational licensing reforms enabling more freedom in their economies. This a good sign that states are recognizing the harmful effects that occupational licensing…
Those involved in the riots, looting and vandalism that followed the death of George Floyd in police custody had better watch their back. Federal, state and local authorities still combing…
Teachers' unions across the country have been fighting tooth and nail to keep schools from reopening in the name of safety, despite research that continued school closures worsen a public…
Since the fourth quarter of 2019, GDP has fallen by 10.1% nationally and by 10.6% in Minnesota, making us the 32nd worst hit state.
A newly released study from the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) has found that mining supported 11,600 jobs throughout the state of Minnesota in 2019. These jobs come from direct…
A newly published study, which quantifies the relationship between poverty and economic freedom, found evidence showing that increasing levels of freedom are associated with lower levels of poverty. This is…
Education Minnesota's political action committee is included on the list of the biggest 2020 election spenders so far for the DFL. Teachers don’t have to support political candidates or causes…
As the state looks to a post-Covid-19 future, what economic policies can help us get back on our feet?
Wind and solar energy are closer to going away entirely than they are to being the future of energy. Here in the Midwest, hundreds of wind and solar installations, representing…
Today (September 30) is the last day teachers can submit their union membership resignation letter. Don't let pesky misconceptions prevent you from making the choice that is right for you!
The new Survey on Consumer Finances data shows that what helps low-income earners more than anything else is a strong and growing economy.
Yesterday, I posted an article by California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, a Black Democrat in California, who said the state’s renewable energy mandates were punishing low income, minority communities. Today, I’m…
The Councillors can walk away from all this, whether they feel any shame about it or not. But, if activists like Al Flowers, Alicia Smith, and Lisa Clemons are correct…
In Minnesota, like in most states, mental health providers switched to telemedicine out of necessity but are now realizing the benefits that telemedicine can provide to health care provision.
More elementary class time is devoted to English language arts (ELA) instruction than any other subject. But that extra time doesn't appear to be working, as two-thirds of American fourth…
Accepting Gov. Walz' argument that the spread of Covid-19 cannot be stopped and that all we can do is build up capacity to cope with its acute cases, the share…
In November Bloomington residents will finally get the chance to send a message to their elected officials and city hall power brokers over the blatantly illegal 2016 decision to usurp…
Democrats in California are starting to wake up to the reality that wind and solar mandates are some of the most regressive policies we can enact in a society. Liberal…