The advent of a new administration in Washington invariably inspires a flurry of pledges from rich and famous partisans vowing to leave the country. The billboard this election cycle included…
Allina Health Systems and Aetna announced they were partnering to form a new health insurance company in Minnesota. The announcement comes at a time when insurers are bailing out of…
Donald Trump says he wants more infrastructure spending and he wants if fast. Yuval Levin has outlined a conservative plan in the Weekly Standard to prioritize economic growth while making…
Lots of factors figure into the continuing decline of shoppers and sales at Twin Cities-based Target Corporation’s stores nationwide. Target share prices dipped nearly six percent on expectations the retailer will…
Shakopee could become the first city to reject a $32,000 Met Council planning grant this week in the latest sign of local governments’ mounting antagonism to the heavy hand of…
Perhaps you’ve seen the University of Minnesota’s memorable TV commercials that are part of their “Driven to Discover” campaign. Two of the ads feature faculty describing their noble research efforts…
Shakopee could become the first city to reject a $32,000 Met Council planning grant this week in the latest sign of local governments’ mounting antagonism to the heavy hand of…
My wife and I are big sushi fans, and I think I can tell one fish from another. But I might be wrong. A recent study by UCLA suggests that…
There was a surprisingly amount of energy truth contained in a November Washington Post editorial about the Dakota pipeline protests: How did the out-of-state activists protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline arrive…
This Millennial Impact Report survey is interesting, but beware–the sample size is only 350. Still, the findings are fascinating: The organization found that millennials had considered education to be the…
I was on the Department of Human Services (DHS) website today looking for some information about refugees in Minnesota. We had hoped to release our paper on the impact of…
New government jobs bury the number created by manufacturers
Addressing the needs of a ‘gender nonconforming’ kindergartner
Hidden MNsure Costs lead to higher property taxes
Xcel won’t go on the record with MNPUC about whether its renewable energy strategy is the least-cost option for its customers
CAE’s Nelson calls on Saint Paul to eliminate a revenue-producing fee that circumvents limits on taxation
Chances are you’ve seen commercials on television as part of the University of Minnesota’s long-running “Driven to Discover” campaign. Typical ones have faculty members standing in front of Northrop Auditorium…
Interview: Scholar Heather Mac Donald on how Black Lives Matters activists have weakened policing in high-crime neighborhoods.
CAE President John Hinderaker interviews pundit, National Review columnist, and conservative wit Jonah Goldberg.
After the 2016 election, on which the SEIU spent lavish sums on very partisan, far-left candidates and issue-advocacy, Mary Kay Henry, the national president of the SEIU, put her…
The unexpected turnover of government underway in Washington dominates the headlines. But in 2016, Minnesota voters also backed an unusually high number of candidates out to drain the swamp in…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just reported that 2016 was the 2nd warmest year on record in the United States. Former NASA climatologist Roy Spencer’s global satellite dataset of…
Minnesota homecare workers mount historic fight against the union Summary: In an effort to help their political supporters in the unions, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton and the state’s legislature…
Republicans in the Minnesota House and Senate began the 2017 legislative session with a plan to provide immediate and temporary relief to the thousands of Minnesotans who are stuck with…