Five years ago today, a multi-year effort started by the brave veteran teacher Rebecca Friedrichs finally concluded, freeing all public-sector employees from financially supporting a government union as a condition…
Last week, the Star Tribune reported: In seven years, Minneapolis transportation planners want 60% of trips in the city taken on public transit, or made by biking, walking or rolling.…
In May the City of Minneapolis announced its “Warehouse District Live” plan to bring foot traffic back to downtown Minneapolis on weekend nights — June through October. The plan blocks off…
Out of the 15 locations under consideration for a new Beltrami County Jail, county commissioners evidently chose the most controversial option on the table, a site in a residential Bemidji…
Accused in the motor vehicle-related deaths of five young women on June 16, Thompson made his first court appearance in the case last Friday. The story continues to make national…
Back in March, my colleague Bill Walsh warned that the proposed creation and expansion of a raft of state agencies would lead to a boom in state government hiring: Gov.…
Can school choice and quality public schools coexist? The research says yes, and so does Superintendent Kurt Browning in Florida, who calls himself a “champion of choice.” “You can sit…
If you enjoy massive trade shows, you, like the mayor of Bloomington, are probably disappointed that Minnesota lost its bid to host the 2027 World Expo (which went instead to…
Regulation Star Tribune: Why did Minnesota once require margarine to be dyed pink? Albert Lea Tribune: Senate Report: More mandates may hurt border businesses Morning Ag Clips: MN Soybean Growers…
A packed room of parents and community members respectfully voiced their concerns recently over the Osseo school district’s “LGBTQIA+ History and Culture Resolution” and its implementation. The 2022 resolution includes,…
Complaints from residents and businesses in downtown Fargo over vagrants, addicts and other public safety concerns have surged in recent years. As American Experiment noted, the backlash over the growing…
Siemens Energy has announced that it will likely be unable to make a profit this year due to a projected $1.1 billion loss in its wind turbine division, called Siemens…
In November, I looked at where inflation might be headed and suggested that “The answer is ‘down,’ and perhaps reasonably sharply.” Looking at it again in January, I saw “a…
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the CHOICE Arrangement Act, which would expand and protect access to valuable health plan options for employees, and in particular small business employees.…
Isaac Orr joined Trent Loos on Rural Route Radio to discuss how the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency regulations will force reliable coal and natural gas power plants to shut…
Not so long ago, Mayo Clinic celebrated the refreshing communication style of longtime medical school Professor Dr. Michael Joyner. The provocative professor was even featured on the cover of a…
Characterizing auto theft as a simple property crime in 2023 ignores the significant public safety threat the offense has become, and the challenges our peace officers face in responding to…
In the last session, Minnesota’s legislature voted to raise taxes on Minnesotans by more than $9 billion over the next four years. But the legislators at the capitol aren’t the…
One year ago, David Zimmer and I visited the infamous north Minneapolis intersection of West Broadway and North Lyndale Avenues. The corner is home to outlets of local chains Merwin…
Average reading and math scores for the nation’s 13 year olds have declined again, with the math decline the largest ever recorded on the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ (NAEP)…
Tom Hauser of KSTP reports on Twitter that Thompson has been charged in the case. According to records on file with the state court system, Derrick John Thompson has been…
Great River Energy (GRE), which provides electricity to many of Minnesota’s Rural Electric Co-ops, is attempting to upgrade its 170 megawatt (MW) natural gas peaking plant in Cambridge, Minnesota, so…
Not all the indicted figures in the Feeding Our Future case stuck around to face justice. According to media reports, at least three of the sixty defendants have left the…
As students leave the classroom for the summer, families are considering leaving their children’s previous learning environment altogether. Almost half of parents (45.9 percent) nationwide have reported that at least…