The clock on Gov. Tim Walz’s two-week stay-at-home order starts ticking at midnight tonight. But elected officials and law enforcement authorities in rural Minnesota say they’ve already been getting plenty…
Click on the map produced by Excel in Ed for state-by-state updates on actions education systems have taken in response to COVID-19.
Earlier this week, American Experiment wrote about how some Democratic members of the U.S. House and Senate had opposed the proposed pandemic relief spending bill because did not include more…
In the case of N95 masks, regulations which are supposed to safeguard public health turn out to be obstacles in a public health crisis.
We have been following and sharing updates on how the coronavirus has impacted public schools, but other educational institutions have been dealt a massive blow by COVID-19 as well.
This is the logic behind CON laws: Hospitals incur fixed costs, and if they have too much capacity which they cannot fill they will charger higher costs for used beds…
During the Democrat debate between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Vice-President Biden stated that he would allow “no new fracking.” However,…
The government is putting large swathes of the economy into 'sleep mode' to fight the Coronavirus. Here is what we need to do to make sure there is an economy…
Restaurants have been among the hardest hit businesses due to lockdowns and other pandemic-related restrictions. Some states have, however, taken steps to create more favorable conditions for restaurants to operate.…
The Coronavirus pandemic has exposed a flaw in the trendy plastic bag bans now in place in environmentally self-conscious states and cities. Concerns over the public health threat posed by…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's wish list includes many union giveaways that would cripple private employers who accept stimulus funding or loans.
During the Democrat debate between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Vice-President Biden stated that he would allow “no new fracking.” However,…
The economic cost of Minnesota's war against the coronavirus may be one we need to pay, but it is already very high indeed.
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It will be safer and a bit more affordable for residents of Duluth to go to the grocery store for the time being. Under pressure, the city council yesterday rolled…
Lack of childcare is one of the issues that parents are facing in this pandemic. Daycares across the nation are closing mostly for safety reasons. Other states, like Missouri, have…
The transition to online learning due to the Coronavirus has changed the current education landscape for many students and families. From video conferences to virtual presentations, the digital instruction shift…
In Minnesota, the response has mostly been allocating new funding for testing, treatment, and patient care. This handy map tracks the bills that have been introduced in each state related…
During the Democrat debate between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice-President Joe Biden on Sunday, March 15, 2020, Vice-President Biden stated that he would allow “no new fracking,” but…
The coronavirus crisis shows that regulations ostensibly intended to safeguard public health turn out, when a genuine public health crisis hits, to be positively harmful to public health.
The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as government-mandated restrictions, have necessitated social distancing. To get over that hurdle, health service providers are utilizing services that connect doctors and patients remotely, called…
This weekend, a $1.6 trillion spending planned aimed at reducing the economic strain Americans will feel due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus failed to pass out of the Senate because it…
As the coronavirus crisis shows, 'low-skilled' and 'important' are not mutually exclusive terms.
It’s not too late for the Duluth City Council to reverse course and rescind the 5 cent plastic bag charge set to take effect, appropriately, on April Fool’s Day. The…