Last week, I noted that Minnesota and its neighbors have very different economic policies but very similar employment outcomes. This holds over time. As Figure 1 shows, Minnesota and its…
On January 8, 2024, a confluence of factors forced the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) to initiate rolling blackouts that affected about 120,000 electricity customers in two dozen communities on the island of…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune had a headline yesterday noting that Minnesota is among the top states to which New York City is redirecting its excess illegal immigrant arrivals. The Star…
Labor market Minnesota Reformer: December jobs report: Wages up, hiring steady as job market ends year strong Crow River Media: Rural jobs grew a percentage point in September, but the…
On January 4, the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued a two-page letter to Xcel Energy urging them to delay the closure of the two remaining units at the…
He has a flamboyant manner and messy hair so, of course, to those who contract out their “thinking” to late night talk show hosts, Argentina’s newly elected president Javier Milei…
Case law across the country since the 1970s has discouraged and, in many cases, prohibited cities from finding effective ways to address vagrancy, loitering, and unsheltered homelessness. In general case…
An organization called Americans For Tax Fairness released an incredibly bad report recently which claimed that, as they explained on Twitter: Was this written by someone who simply doesn’t know…
A new state law passed by the DFL-controlled legislature in 2023 bans the use of Indian mascots and logos, unless schools receive a unanimous exemption from all of Minnesota’s tribal…
The brand-new Free School Meals for Kids Program just started, and it’s already 20 percent over budget. The state’s governor and lt. governor were in Maplewood on Wednesday, serving “free”…
Minneapolis, the epicenter of chaos following the death of George Floyd and the self-imposed economic damage from COVID-19, has significant problems to address in 2024. Many would say that unless…
Isaac Orr joined the Jon Justice show on Tuesday morning to talk about the closure of Xcel Energy’s coal plants, rising electricity prices, and electric vehicles.
The man accused of a fatal, unprovoked Thanksgiving-eve stabbing at an Edina bus stop was back in court on Monday. The always-alert Lou Raguse of KARE-11 reports. Adam Garcia remains…
According to the Long Term Reliability Assessment, a report by the nonprofit organization, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), energy reliability is a growing issue on electricity grids across the…
Fox News recently ran a story outlining how The Energy Foundation, a San Francisco-based non-profit with a staff that boasts extensive ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is spending…
James William Turner, Jr. was charged in state court with the non-fatal shooting of a then 11-year-old girl in the first few minutes of New Years Day. Turner was allegedly…
Quite a variety of words have been used to describe what happened in the 2023 legislative session. But whether you think the session was “bonkers” or “transformational,” there is no…
A year and a half after unveiling a highly promoted 40-point safety and security plan, Met Council Chairman Charlie Zelle finally plans to get a first-hand look at the nation’s…
Yesterday American Experiment filed comments on the proposed 2025 Payment Notice—the annual federal rule that updates standards on health insurance and exchanges. This rule represents the latest proposals from the…
Sharon Ross, of St. Paul’s House of Refuge Outreach, entered a guilty plea yesterday in the free-food fraud case, in Federal court in Minneapolis. Ross’ case is notable in that…
As part of his attempt to build a national profile, Governor Walz has been appearing more regularly on national TV networks. Last month, he appeared on CNN where he said:…
On New Year’s Eve, 2023, Xcel Energy shut down Unit 2 at the coal-fired Sherburne County (Sherco) generating station. Unit 2 was a 680-megawatt (MW) facility capable of powering 25…
These days public libraries in urban areas often operate as drop-in centers for the homeless, vagrants and drug users, as much as anything else. To protect the public and employees,…
Center of the American Experiment has produced regular reports on Minnesota’s economy since 2016 and these have often included a chart showing the employment ratio (the share of the civilian…