According to the Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB), preliminary results indicate that for the 2022 Fiscal Year — which started July 2021 and ended June 2022 — Minnesota collected a…
The four-year graduation rate for Minnesota’s high school students has steadily been increasing over the years, which should be cause for celebration. But not when student proficiency in math is…
On Wednesday evening 7/13/22, Minneapolis Police were called to an apartment building at 904 21st Ave So. on a report of a man, later identified as Andrew Tekle Sundberg, 20,…
1721 University Avenue has become an infamous address at the University of Minneapolis’ main campus. The building sits on fraternity row, close to the Williams basketball arena. The building dates…
American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr joins Robert Bryce on the Power Hungry Podcast. In his second appearance on the podcast (his first was on August 10, 2021), Orr talks…
This just in — Democrats are involved in negotiations that would revive the seemingly dead “Build Back Better” plan, or at least some parts of it. According to new reports,…
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter is going to the mat to enforce his sweeping order requiring police, fire fighters and other members of unions that challenged his authority for city…
Yesterday, Dr. Scott Jensen, the Republican candidate for Governor, released his plan to “Unleash Minnesota Energy,” and there is a lot to like among the policies listed in this proposal.…
Located near Abbott Northwestern Hospital south of downtown Minneapolis, the American Swedish Institute has operated since 1929. The Institute is based in the impressive 1908 mansion built by their benefactor,…
Seth Holden fancies himself the Colin Kaepernick of Fargo. The Fargo School Board Member took his disregard for the Pledge of Allegiance to another level this week, kneeling while his…
I attended the Summit on Loss, Violence, and Education (SOLVE) forum in Brooklyn Park last evening and came away more hopeful for our public safety future than when I arrived. In…
American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice on TCNT yesterday to discuss the latest in energy in Germany, discussed the impact of Biden EPA regulations on Europe’s quest…
The iconic span of the Mississippi has seen more than its share of mayhem in recent weeks. Yesterday, David Zimmer and I visited the Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis. The…
Inflation does not seem to be slowing down. In fact, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), prices rose 1.3 percent in June compared to…
“I’m sticking it out so that I can get a better pension,” is what I’m often told by burnt out teachers who are still several years away from retirement. Unfortunately,…
The number of volunteers Hennepin County depends on to help out on a range of services from libraries to the sheriff’s department plummeted from 4,100 to 1,600 during the pandemic.…
Gas prices in Minnesota have set new all-time highs this summer, but Governor Tim Walz and other liberal lawmakers in St. Paul want to enact a California fuel standard (CFS)…
The stealth passage in the legislative session of a measure legalizing so-called edibles and beverages laced with the intoxicating agent in marijuana supposedly even caught some lawmakers by surprise. To…
According to the Havard Joint Center for Housing Studies, the median house price has risen about 12 percent in the Twin Cities between Quarter 1 of 2021, and Quarter 1…
We examine the history of this venerable Minneapolis neighborhood through some of its churches and other institutions. Friday morning, a community meeting was held at Kramarczuk’s, the Eastern European deli…
My colleague Bill Glahn has started a series of news articles on the state of the electric grid that serves Minnesota, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO). Today, we’ll talk…
Gas prices in Minnesota have set new all-time highs this summer, but Governor Tim Walz and other liberal lawmakers in St. Paul want to enact a California fuel standard (CFS) that…
Mentioning the restart of nuclear power plants (NPPs), the prime minister said, “The government will steadily speed up safety examinations on the premise of ensured safety under the new regulatory…
The Financial Times reports that Germany is rationing hot water, dimming its street lights and shutting down swimming pools as the impact of its energy crunch begins to spread from…