Minnesota schools have been directed to develop three contingency plans in preparation for the 2020 school year. As school and state leaders weigh their options, the nation's pediatricians are strongly…
Last week, Ben Gerber, who is a board member for the Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum (MNCEF) took to the pages of The Minnesota Reformer, which is likely the most progressive…
On July 1, The Center of the American Experiment released the following statement: An overwhelming majority of Minnesotans have confidence in their local police departments and oppose plans to defund…
An overwhelming majority of Minnesotans have confidence in their local police departments and oppose plans to defund and disband the Minneapolis police department, according to a new statewide Center of…
There is, at present, a broad consensus in America that policing reform is needed. That consensus will shatter if extremists, like those at City Pages, succeed in hijacking the cause…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of children and families today in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. The decision is a significant win for school choice and religious…
Target is a big company, during the pandemic it did not face as much disruption to business as did most small businesses. Henceforth, Target can afford to pay its employees…
Catrin Wigfall released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s opinion in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue: “For years, Minnesota’s Democratic legislators have been fighting against Opportunity Scholarships that…
Sure it may be way out there to demand the immediate removal of the police officers assigned to Duluth schools for more than twenty years. But the students behind the…
Did you know that a new generation of small-scale advanced nuclear reactors that are smaller and safer than traditional power plants is on the horizon? This is good news. I…
Advocates of wind and solar power often argue that wind and solar power are now the lowest cost sources of electricity on the market, making them more competitive than fossil…
The state's much vaunted Covid-19 model has failed and we have every reason to junk it and many of the measures it has justified. This includes Gov. Walz’ emergency powers.
The more things change, the more they remain the same at the Minnesota Department of Vehicle Services. Once again the DMV has failed to provide one of the most basic…
Liberal politicians in Minnesota often use climate change as the justification for doing virtually anything they want. Governor Walz has delayed the replacement of an aging oil pipeline, attempted to…
School choice opponents argue that school choice, such as charter schools, harm traditional public schools. Any gains made by students in charter schools, they say, comes at the expense of…
Some suggest that Minneapolis police officers should live in the neighborhoods they police so that they will have to live with the results of their work. The city's council members…
What are climate alarmists thinking when they see massive movements and economic changes form around COVID and civil rights, but relatively nothing over climate change? The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal,…
Two years ago on June 27, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME freed millions of public employees from being forced to subsidize government unions’ political agendas in…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The city of Mankato provides a snapshot of the economic reality many local governments statewide can expect to confront over the next few years–and it isn’t pretty. The projected deficits…
Sign up HERE! Join us Wednesday, July 8th for an interview with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem over Zoom. In response to COVID-19, Noem defied the norm of a statewide…
Xcel Energy bombards the airwaves with commercials stating how they are going to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and provide “affordable” energy to their customers. The problem with these slogans is…
If current trends hold and Covid-19 ICU usage is in the region of 250-300 on July 13th when the model forecasts 3,700, we will have every reason to junk it…
Compared to the extra benefits that immigrants contribute to the economy, restricting their entrance could prove more negative to the United States economy. Economic research suggests restricting immigrants will hurt…