American Experiment is ramping up its efforts to inject some much-needed energy sanity into our public policy debates by putting pressure on Xcel Energy and the Public Utilities Commission to…
Elected officials never know what to expect during the public comment period that kicks off many city council meetings. But it’s safe to say members of the Rochester City Council…
In the year to July, prices rose by 8.5%. This was down from the 9.1% increase in the year to June, but it is a high rate which continues to…
It doesn’t go far enough to satisfy the most ardent skeptics of the election process. But after months of hearing them out, Crow Wing County commissioners have agreed to increase…
Something called the “314 Action Victory Fund” registered last week with the state Campaign Finance Board. Sadly, the group is named after the number 3.14, shorthand for the mathematical concept…
“Minnesotan’s tolerance for crime is incredibly low.” Gov. Walz, 8/28/22 As it should be, Governor. On Sunday at the Minnesota State Fair, Governor Walz made several claims about Minnesota’s crime…
Last week I wrote about how employment growth in the United States had stalled since March. While one set of statistics, those that count jobs, has shown strong growth since…
Early September, the St. Paul City council is expected to decide on what to do regarding the city’s heavily debated rent control policy. As reported by the Star Tribune, Dozens…
This piece was written by Robert Bryce and originally appeared in The Hill. The hype around the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, also known as the Manchin-Schumer bill, has been…
Gov. Tim Walz was interviewed by Esme Murphy of WCCO TV at the State Fair this weekend and unleashed the most preposterous statement of the 2022 campaign so far: “Just…
But other agencies aren’t so squeamish. Earlier today, the state Department of Commerce tweeted out to its 7,000 followers a message thanking Governor Tim Walz and featuring a picture of…
From A to Z Last week I asked ‘What do states without an income tax do?‘ They get by, is the short answer: states do not need an income tax…
When MFF indiscriminately pays the bail for a defendant, it subverts this carefully balanced system of individual bail evaluation. This harms our collective safety.
Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly, especially when hundreds of protesters who set out to get arrested wind up inundating the court system in rural counties with limited resources.…
Equal outcomes by decree are now the top priority at our state’s largest higher ed system. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system — our state’s largest higher education system,…
Last week our Education Policy Fellow Catrin Wigfall testified in front of an Administrative Law Judge and the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) about their latest proposal requiring…
A recent article by Goldman Sachs explains how so-called green banking practices are pushing up the price of oil. The article states: Even as oil prices climb higher, the flow…
The divisive content that Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board wants aspiring educators to have to “demonstrate” to obtain their teaching license was heavily criticized by Minnesotans…
A Missouri electric company has announced they will no longer shut down a large, 1,195 megawatt (MW) coal plant at the beginning of next month because it is needed for…
Economic development The Center Square: $4.3M Minnesota taxpayer subsidies expected to create 321 jobs Minn Post: Officials estimate ‘remarkable’ $650 million for Minnesota broadband from infrastructure bill Minneapolis/St. Paul Business…
Yesterday, Isaac Orr joined Jon Justice to talk about California’s ban on gasoline and diesel engines and how it affects Minnesota.
Center of the American Experiment will be at the State Fair this Saturday, August 27 from 9:00-5:00. Our booth is located in Dan Patch Park near the Grandstand. The booth…
The dramatic drop in enrollment at Minneapolis public schools is a leading indicator of the city’s eventual decline. Two decades ago (2002-2003 school year), Minneapolis ranked in the top 100…
Two days ago, President Joe Biden announced that he is canceling some portion of student debt for individuals who earn less than $125,000. American Experiment has written extensively in the…