Gov. Tim Walz appointed a committee of 45 people to rewrite the social studies standards for Minnesota’s K-12 schools. We wrote extensively about their first draft and how it left…
Kendall Qualls reflects on how best to influence black communities.
Licensing boards limit competition.
Don't be fooled by the Minnesota 'Conservative' Energy Forum.
Governor Walz's Due North Education Plan does not include student outcomes, which limits meaningful measures of student gains in competency and achievement.
It’s a simple fact that income levels in most low-cost states cannot support a $15 minimum wage.
Tomorrow, Scott Lambert from the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association and I will be presenting on Governor Walz’s attempt to impose California car mandates on Minnesota. These regulations will increase the…
The Department of Revenue found that 46% of the burden of corporate tax hikes falls on Minnesota's consumers in the form of higher prices and 27% falls on our state's…
Minneapolis became a significantly more violent and dangerous place to visit and live in 2020.
Gov. Walz's proposed tax hikes would be a bad idea. Here's why.
A. A scholarly report from Center of the American Experiment points out we are already the 5th highest taxed state, tax increases won’t produce revenue increases, and tax hikes will…
It would be easier to take seriously former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's lecture on the need for a modern energy policy if his signature policy achievement in this area, the…
According to January’s Thinking Minnesota poll, Minnesotans by wide margins are telling the Minnesota legislature to cut spending rather than raise taxes to deal with the $1.3 billion projected budget…
A new study summarizing the literature on the impact of minimum wage agrees that, as a whole, research on minimum wage "point strongly toward negative effects of minimum wages on…
Center of the American Experiment is proud to join hundreds of schools, organizations, families, and school leaders in celebrating all Minnesota students through National School Choice Week. It's important to…
Gov. Walz is demanding 'fair shares' of Minnesotan's incomes. How do you define 'fair'?
In December of 2007, The Guardian ran a story describing the bold findings from a report authored by the government of the United Kingdom stating that the nation would be…
Why do people do things social scientists think they shouldn't?
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 278 of the In The Tank Podcast. Recently, big corporations like Amazon, Google,…
It's safe to say there won't be an outcry from Bloomington residents over the city's decision to shut down its branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles. There's probably not…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
According to new data, during the shutdown, workers already earning over $100k saw their incomes grow and their lives improve. This cannot be said, however, for low-income workers. This just…
On January 21, 2021, Governor Walz announced his administration would require 100 percent of Minnesota's electricity to come from "clean energy" by 2040. The plan also seeks to increase mandates for…
Despite the disruptions to education this past year, there is broad bipartisan and minority support for parental choice.