The legislative session started today. Among some of the things legislators will be looking at is how to spend the state’s $7.7 billion surplus. Governor Walz has already provided his…
The local sales tax has become a popular way for cities to tackle projects that otherwise might have to wait for funding. The sales tax comes with an expiration date…
Minnesotans want Walz to use the surplus for tax cuts, a rebate, and paying state debt.
In October, White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain endorsed a tweet claiming that inflation and supply chain issues affecting the United States were “high class problems.” They are not. As I pointed out in December,…
American Experiment launched the Give It Back campaign today to persuade Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature to return the $7.7 billion state budget surplus to the taxpayers. The…
This week, Robert Bryce produced an excellent episode of the Power Hungry Podcast featuring Joe Craft, the president of Alliance Resources. It is definitely worth a listen.
For those following at home, the links, key dates, and key events included below provide a road map to the story, as it has unfolded. Not one person has been…
American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr returns to the Nuclear Barbarians Podcast to discuss his latest feature story in Thinking Minnesota entitled “Below Zero Blackouts.” Isaac and Emmet also dive…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: A new Minnesota law is saving certain kinds of businesses a boatload in federal income taxes Star Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers face $7.7B…
I know who Neil Young is, but I had to Google Joe Rogan this last week or so to find out who he is. The BBC reports: Neil Young’s music…
Yesterday, American Experiment filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging them to not finalize several proposed regulations that would boost already unaffordable health insurance premiums…
The Minnesota legislative session starts next Monday. In anticipation, Governor Tim Walz has unveiled his full supplemental spending plan for the surplus. Here is the full breakdown of Walz’s spending…
These were some of the headlines in Minnesota’s media last week: Kare 11: Minnesota’s unemployment rate is lower than it was before the pandemic Pioneer Press: Minnesota unemployment drops to lowest level…
This year’s celebration of effective K-12 education options available to students across the country holds new meaning for many families who are for the first time able to access the…
Collections of a hospitality-specific city tax were down by 81 percent last spring. No doubt, hotels, bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues in the City of Minneapolis have suffered in the…
In 2020, American Experiment warned that a Biden administration would likely cancel the mineral leases for the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. Yesterday, President Biden did exactly…
It’s been nearly a week since the FBI raided the offices of the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future. Since then, there have been no further developments in the case. Could…
In 2020, American Experiment published a report urging Minnesota lawmakers to cut spending instead of raising taxes to solve what was then forecast to be a $4.7 billion deficit for…
Not one person has been arrested or charged in the scandal as of yet. But the seriousness of the allegations is complicating efforts to launch ambitious new spending programs in…
On Jan. 15, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a mandate requiring proof of vaccinations or negative tests for entry into food or drink establishments in the city beginning Jan. 19.…
Yesterday, American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr appeared in front of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to testify on Xcel Energy’s plan to prematurely retire their coal fleet and build…
Emails obtained through a public data request by Parents Defending Education assert that U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona requested the controversial National School Board Association letter that likened participants at…
Four migrants are found dead in a blizzard. The suspected human smuggler is released without bond. The southwestern U.S. border gets all the attention, but Minnesota’s northern border is also…
Rent control policies nowadays follow a certain formula. To control for some of the negative effects on housing supply, lawmakers usually exempt new construction, allow vacancy decontrol — whereby landlords…