This week the Minnesota House’s Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division passed H.F. 1405, the Clean Energy First Act. The bill’s companion in the Senate, S.F. 1456, passed in…
Apparently the Minnesota Voters Alliance hasn’t grown tired of all the winning yet. The MVA has compiled an impressive list of legal victories in its mission of insuring the integrity…
If you build them, the wind won’t necessarily come. I’ve recently reported that wind facilities in Minnesota produced less electricity in 2018 than 2017, and newly-released data from the U.S.…
The 1619 Project's essay on slavery and capitalism got it wrong about the 19th century economy. It was also pretty far off on the current economy.
Minnesota Secretary Steve Simon regularly lectures legislators over the online vulnerability of Minnesota’s election system, but it turns out the only threat so far has come from Simon himself. In…
A new paper provides insightful and compelling evidence that a private school choice program has actually ended up benefitting the public school students critics claim it would harm.
A new study provides qualified support for the private provision of social insurance.
Governor Walz wants to adopt California’s car mandates requiring that car manufacturers deliver electric vehicles for sale in Minnesota, but this video from the Clear Energy Alliance pours cold water…
In 2018, Wilder research provided data showing how much the Northeastern Minnesota economy loses due to a shortage of childcare. Among other things, the report showed that: (1) Families in…
The University of Minnesota has hired the law firm at the center of the controversy over the discredited Trump dossier. Perkins Coie, a Seattle-based law firm, will be overseeing a…
The evidence suggests that politicians in St. Paul would have more revenue to spend if they got rid of the estate tax.
I have a lot of policy disagreements with Xcel Energy, but I firmly believe it is important to give credit when credit is due. The video below is from last…
Heartland’s Donald Kendal, and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 232 of the In The Tank Podcast. The latest debate brought us some laughs as well as…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
I recently posted on the Department of Labor’s proposed federal regulation that would improve the financial transparency and democratic procedures of unions. The Center, along with many other organizations across…
This week the Minnesota Senate’s Energy and Utilities Finance and Policy Committee passed S.F. 1456, billed as the Clean Energy First Act. Isaac Orr, policy fellow at Center of the American Experiment, previously testified…
We’re delighted to report that Senator Jason Rarick (R) cited American Experiment’s research on copper nickel mining in Minnesota in his piece to the Mitchell Hamline School of Law Journal…
Top Twins prospect Royce Lewis tells the Star Tribune why he moved from California to Texas. Taxes were a factor.
Students at St. Olaf College are being told they “MUST join EMAE” [Education Minnesota Aspiring Educators] if they are licensure candidates completing field experiences or student teaching with the Education…
The IRS (internal Revenue Service) has released data on individual income for the the tax year 2017. The data shows that the U.S tax system continues to be progressive with…
Spend it, or leave it with the hard working taxpayers who earned it? That is the $1.5 billion question facing policymakers in St. Paul this session.
Many people in the Twin Cities are vaguely aware of the fact that Minnesota mines iron ore, but few understand the scale or importance of mining to the communities who…
Teacher merit pay does have merit and should rejoin the teacher compensation debate.
We’ve all heard about organizations “too big to fail.” But what about government agencies “too big to function?” That pretty well sums up the situation at the Minnesota Department of…