All progress on the state budget came to a grinding halt this week when House Democrats broke an agreement with Republicans to move budget bills to the floor once they…
It looks like a fourth guilty plea will soon be entered in the juror bribery case arising out of the first Feeding Our Future trial held last year. Said Farah…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota Democrats look for money to stave off federal cuts — and other labor news WCCO: Proposal in Minnesota Legislature would repeal…
Two things can be true at once: assistance or welfare programs provide an important lifeline to vulnerable Minnesotans. However, the surge in spending on these programs is unsustainable for the…
Earlier this week, relative peace in Minneapolis was shattered with a mass shooting in south Minneapolis. During the incident, a Native American suspect shot five Native American victims in what…
Minnesota beaches may never be the same, following a unanimous state Supreme Court ruling this week overturning a woman’s indecent exposure misdemeanor conviction on the grounds that men, transgender individuals,…
The Trump administration’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Dept. of Education and eliminate its cabinet-level bureaucracy has stirred up headlines that such a move would strand K-12 students without…
We have added a new item to Scandal Tracker 2025TM and we are scanning the horizon for more examples of waste, fraud, and abuse. Give credit to A.J. Lagoe and…
American Experiment’s $7k for Kids initiative in partnership with Opportunity for All Kids has prompted thousands of Minnesotans to email their legislators, encouraging them to support legislation that would provide…
Minneapolis city council votes to outlaw discrimination based on weight, height, other factors. Having solved all of the city’s other pressing problems, the city council turns to more tertiary concerns.…
A recent Gallup poll has found near-record support for nuclear energy as an electricity source. It would be common sense to repeal Minnesota’s ban on new nuclear power, but it…
If first-term North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong wanted to make an impression right out of the gate, his controversial vetoes of school choice legislation and a bill protecting minors from…
Yesterday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that: Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025 (January, February, and…
Three people were killed and two others wounded last night in the state’s largest city. It turns out that I wrote too soon the other day when I pointed out…
Even after his epic 2-hour appearance before the House Fraud Prevention committee on Monday morning, many important questions remain unanswered regarding the relationship between state Attorney General Keith Ellison and…
The Senate Education Policy Omnibus bill passed last week has removed the requirement that Minnesota’s K-12 academic standards be grade-level appropriate. Currently, Minnesota statewide academic standards in language arts, mathematics,…
In the latest episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace, Kathryn, and Bill are back with another exciting edition of STOP THE TAPE! First, they dive into Governor Walz’s State…
The new administration’s term hit its 100-day mark today. Here’s a recap of some of the administration’s major actions related to energy and environmental policy: While promising, these major executive…
Honoring the sacrifice of Minnesota’s Civil War soldiers. EDITOR’S NOTE: On the 160th anniversary of Minnesota’s contribution to the victory at the Battle of Nashville during the Civil War, Ken…
With three weeks left until the end of the 2025 legislative session, the conversation at the State Capitol on what to do about the budget has shifted to tax hikes.…
It was an unusual scene this morning at the state capitol, as the state’s two-term elected Attorney General, Keith Ellison, testified for nearly two hours regarding a 54-minute meeting he…
Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) recently requested public comments on its proposed prek-12 Ethnic Studies license, which is written in such a way that politicizes…
The policy As of this morning, assistant county attorneys in the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office (HCAO) have been directed by official policy to consider the race of criminal defendants when…
The DFL deficit In February 2023, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $17 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In the subsequent “historic” session, the DFL trifecta…