In 2022, Governor Walz ran promising COVID-relief “Walz checks,” which would amount to up to $2,600 for a family of four. On January 30, 2023, according to the Centers for…
The offices of Center of the American Experiment were targeted by arsonists over the weekend, resulting in significant fire damage to the building. The fire is being investigated as a…
Minnesota has one of the most progressive tax systems in the country. That is, high-income earners pay higher tax rates compared to low-income earners. According to a recently published study…
You may have noticed a growing number of specialty license plates on Minnesota roadways in recent years. Nine (9) more specialty plates were added in 2024, bringing the total number…
In California, high-income residents with rooftop solar installations used the state’s lucrative solar subsidies to redistribute an estimated $3.37 billion in 2021 from lower-income families that cannot afford them. …
Minnesota teachers looking to be licensed through the state — regardless of where they will teach — must meet new Standards of Effective Practice that require educators to embody political…
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts announced yesterday that it will be closing for good, ending performances on March 31. In doing so, Cowles cancelled performances scheduled…
Democrats like Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon loudly proclaim their support of democracy, but their actions reveal a desire to enforce single-party rule through speech controls and election interference.…
On January 22, Senator Omar Fateh held a press conference about a bill to eliminate minimum parking requirements around the state. He plans to introduce the bill in the 2024…
Five “teens” flee from a stolen Mercedes after it crashes into St. Paul Police squad cars. Over the summer, I was tracking the phenomenon of “feral youth” roaming the countryside…
The new issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy is out and it contains a study by economists Joshua Rauh and Ryan Shyu titled “Behavioral Responses to State Income Taxation of High Earners:…
There is a sea change happening in education, as the expanding education freedom landscape is allowing more families to use their children’s taxpayer-funded education dollars to access the learning environment…
A roundup of recent local news you may have missed. On Twitter (X), I occasionally will post about Minnesota news under under the caption “Producing more news than can be…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ridiculous proposal to impose a tax on unrealized capital gains in Minnesota. If the value of, say, the shares that an…
City officials for Minneapolis say 2023 was the most challenging year when it came to copper wire thefts. Copper thieves targeted street lights and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, resulting…
Trooper Ryan Londregan made a first appearance in Hennepin County District Court today, in a very different atmosphere than officers who have recently faced charges in deadly use of force…
Here we go again. The congresswoman from Minnesota (representing the 5th district–Minneapolis and nearby suburbs) has stirred up another international controversy. And, as always, local media show little interest. [Update:…
They may be virtually powerless to stop Xcel Energy from forcing another high-voltage transmission line through their area, but that hasn’t stopped landowners from Marshall to Becker from trying to…
Over the last few weeks, I’ve written about how Minnesota and its neighbors have very different economic policies but very similar employment outcomes and how they have similarly high levels of what is…
North Dakota has joined a coalition of 25 Republican-led states coming to the defense of Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s escalating standoff with the Biden administration over the state’s effort to…
Robert Bryce has a new five-part docuseries: Juice: Power, Politics, & The Grid is coming out on January 31, 2024. All five episodes of the series will be released on January 31,…
Labor market Willmar Radio: Minnesota unemployment rate dips below 3% Lakes Area Radio: December Employment Numbers For Minnesota Released Duluth News Tribune: Unusually warm December caused job market changes in…
I’ve written a lot about the increasingly large body of empirical evidence on the positive effects school choice programs have on student achievement — for both the students who participate…
Are you one of those people who check the box every year on your taxes to designate $5 to the political party of your choice, only to wonder how that…