Minnesota’s once forecasted surplus has turned into a multi-billion dollar deficit, and state leaders have been left to figure out what to do in order to balance the budget. Schools…
At the state’s daily coronavirus briefing, the top official coordinating Minnesota’s response to Covid-19 today acknowledged the strategy that led to the nation’s highest percentage of deaths in long-term care…
Great River Energy announced today it would be closing the Coal Creek Station, a large power plant in North Dakota, by the second half of 2022, decades before the end…
I previously wrote about Harvard law professor Elizabeth Bartholet's attack on homeschooling, which was filled with assumptions and mischaracterizations of parents who teach their children at home. But it wasn't…
Nearly 625,000 Minnesotans have filed for unemployment since mid-March, and every day seems to bring new headlines of small businesses that will not survive the Coronavirus shutdown. Minnesota now has…
One good thing that has come from the pandemic has been the loosening of regulations in order to make it easier for businesses and other entities to operate. The latest…
Gov. Walz made himself look foolish a while back when he claimed he could control the weather. But controlling people is little easier.
The War on Fun continues in Minnesota, as state health officials nixed a plan that would have allowed families to enjoy a drive-in-movie and a meal at Birch’s On the…
As our health care heroes continue to work tirelessly on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, they often find themselves wearing face masks for extended periods of time. But…
The economic cost of the Coronavirus shutdown is being disproportionately borne by Minnesota's small businesses.
In the wake of the coronavirus, state governments got to decide which businesses are essential and which ones are not. Coincidentally, a lot of these essential businesses happen to pay…
In response to Minnesota Management and Budget’s deficit projection, Center of the American Experiment economist John Phelan released the following statement: “Politicians should not use the budget deficit as an…
Gov. Tim Walz and his administration finally have to come to terms with the somber new fiscal reality for state government given the newly announced forecast of a $2.4 billion…
Minnesotans are already some of the most heavily taxed citizens in the U.S. and the state government is already spending record amounts of money per resident. The forecast budget deficit…
A small town in Southwestern Minnesota has decided enough is enough. Last night, the Lakefield City Council voted to take a stand against Gov. Tim Walz’s stay-at-home order and temporary…
According to a national survey by the University of Southern California, there is still concern among some parents that their child won’t be prepared for the next school year. When…
States are starting to open back up some of their non-essential businesses. Reopening efforts have revealed one problem, however. Parents are having a hard time accessing childcare. The issue is…
Minnesota has the highest percentage of deaths tied to long-term care facilities as a share of total state deaths attributed to Covid-19 according to currently available date from 30 states…
Forty years ago today, the United States Department of Education began operating. But student scores in the U.S. are not improving under the Department, which, according to a new report,…
Center of the American Experiment has been reporting on a developing story where environmental activist groups like the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) and the Land Stewardship Project (LSP)…
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are being economically crushed by the Coronavirus shutdown. For seeking practical solutions - which accord with Gov. Walz' stated wishes - they should not be…
The following article originally appeared on the Babylon Bee: BEIJING—In a candid speech Tuesday, President Xi Jinping stated he was “pretty impressed” by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s handling of the…
Hello! Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely, are joined by Isaac Orr for episode 241 of the In The Tank Podcast. Michael Moore’s produced Planet of the Humans…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.