Many Minnesota breweries, bars, and restaurants are sitting on perishable product that they are not legally allowed to sell under current regulations. This temporary regulatory relief would allow them to…
For hundreds of thousands of Minnesota students, distance learning is entering its second week. It will take time to adjust to this new way of learning, not only for students…
Some might question how much of the government should in fact fall under the banner of “essential services” during the coronavirus shutdown. Yet government entities at every level continue to…
In the space of a few weeks, Minnesota's fiscal question has been flipped on its head: from 'How do we deal with a forecast surplus?' to 'How do we deal…
San Francisco is banning reusable shopping bags and reversing its ban on plastic bags to prevent outside germs from entering grocery stores as the coronavirus pandemic affects cities around the…
Yes, the United States has a wall separating church and state, as well we should. But it should not be as tall and thick as it’s often made out to…
The article below originally appeared in the Babylon Bee: ALBANY, NY—New York state has announced a new plan to raise taxes on the novel coronavirus. The 15% income tax on…
Hello! This week, Isaac Orr is joined by Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely for episode 237 of the In The Tank Podcast. How far away is the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Two Minnesota building materials employees won a settlement against their former employer after being illegally fired for not joining a union.
Clean Energy Economy Minnesota Year after year The CEEM (Clean Energy Economy Minnesota) continues to hail the potential of the “clean energy” sector to produce and grow jobs. Last year,…
A recent story in Politco entitled “Minnesota on the edge: ‘I’ve voted Democrat my whole life. It’s getting tougher,” details how the political leanings of Minnesotans on the Iron Range,…
To help us fight the Coronavirus, Gov. Walz should implement the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and allow nurses and other healthcare workers to work in our state as long as…
Golfers cooped up all winter in Minnesota have a tough enough time waiting for the snow to melt before teeing it up in the already short season here. But the…
Our health care workers are working tirelessly on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. To help protect these heroes, Minnesota manufacturers have been producing medical products in short supply.
COVID-19 continues to dominate the state and national conversation, and more jurisdictions are issuing Shelter in Place orders to try and slow the spread of the virus to buy time…
More than 300,000 Minnesotans have applied for the state unemployment insurance program since March 16th, but there are still some people out there looking to hire.
The news that Costco was pulling out of a long-planned store in Duluth was disappointing enough in the midst of the economic fallout from Covid-19. But word that the sought-after…
Since Gov. Tim Walz ordered dining rooms and bars to close on March 16, most restaurants have had to grapple with the idea of staying afloat while losing business. Unfortunately,…
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” as…
During the coronavirus pandemic, parents juggling home responsibilities, their job, and taking care of kids are also focused on making sure their child’s learning continues. Here is a streaming service…
A public health crisis like the Coronavirus is bound to cause economic harm. Some business will survive, some won't. But all would be in a better position to face it…
Minnesota's first responders are on the frontline of the state's fight against the Coronavirus, but state government has dropped a proposal to cover them under worker's comp.
On March 26th I wrote an introductory blog regarding why Certificate of Need (CON) laws in healthcare do not make sense. I follow that up with more detail on what…