A new study from the University of California, Davis, published in the journal Nature Energy last week, showed that 18 percent of electric vehicle drivers switched back to gasoline-powered cars from 2015 through…
There are a lot of drawbacks to universal childcare. For one, public funds tend to come with strings attached. This drives up costs, forcing providers out of the market. Additionally,…
Maybe St. Paul restaurant owner Brian Ingram has been burglarized so many times he figures he doesn't have much more to lose by reconsidering a run for city hall.
Yesterday, President Biden made the following statement: President Biden was sworn into office on Jan. 20, 2021, about a third of the way through the first quarter of the year.…
The managers of California’s electricity system can’t promise they’ll be able to keep the lights on this summer, reports the Sacramento Bee. California electricity providers have taken steps to procure…
On May 17, the Minnesota legislature announced that it had agreed on a $52 billion budget for the next biennium. As reported by the Star Tribune, The leaders of the…
St. Peter school administrators just got a crash course in the power of social media. Not only from students but also parents and other residents of the southern Minnesota community…
The April jobs report was bad news for the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Across the United States, employers added just 266,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1%. This…
Minnesota legislators are currently negotiating the E-12 education omnibus bill, which involves hashing out the differences between the House version and the Senate version before a final version is approved.…
Legislative leaders and Gov. Walz all but admitted they can’t get the budget done without a real deadline, and apparently the constitutional deadline of May 17th isn’t enough. June 14th…
A recent analysis entitled “Copper is the New Oil,” by Goldman Sachs concludes that 1 million metric tons, or 3 percent, of global copper consumption in 2020 was so-called “green”…
The following article originally appeared in Reason: As it turns out, a huge chunk of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan doesn’t have much to do with infrastructure. This is not…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minnesota Legislature faces tough budget talks in week ahead Pioneer Press: Billions in federal stimulus aid will complicate the Legislature’s budget deal-making…
While the Biden administration attempts to package the Green New Deal into its “infrastructure” spending spree, it’s important to remember that the electric grids in two of America’s largest states-…
School districts continue to put referendum proposals before voters but a skeptical electorate keeps rejecting more proposals than not.
Earlier today, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported that as of May 13, 464 Minnesotans were hospitalized due to COVID-19. Among them, 123 are receiving ICU care. These numbers…
At least 50 school choice bills have been introduced in 30 states so far this year, reports The Center Square, confirming the largest expansion of school choice in U.S. history.…
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says her union is “all in” on fully reopening schools five days a week this fall. “There is no doubt: Schools…
On May 14, 2020, Minneapolis Star Tribune Cartoonist Steve Sack drew a cartoon in response to the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Governor Tony Evers (D) stay-at-home…
Minnesota ranked among the top 5 most progressive states after comparing tax rates paid by Married-joint Return filers earning $20,000 with fillers in the same category earning a higher income.
It's a matter of great public interest. Yet in apparent violation of state law, the school district withheld details of what turned out to be a $3 million deal.
Governor Tim Walz probably doesn’t realize it, but his California car mandates will cost Minnesota families and businesses millions of dollars every year to update the electric grid to accommodate…
Thirty years ago, Minnesota became the first state to spark the fastest growing engine of change for public education: the charter school revolution. By passing the nation’s first charter school…
Bloomington is surrounded by other cities that have no similar restrictions. It is illogical to expect smokers not to flock to areas nearby to purchase flavored tobacco products.