"MN jobless rate ticks up to 3.1 percent; jobs down from a year ago"; "Snow, cold wiped out nearly 9,000 Minnesota jobs last month, may signal a bigger turn"; "Aging…
Democrats on the Minnesota House of Representatives Energy and Climate Finance and Policy Division Committee have dropped a 78-page omnibus bill that is chalk full of energy-illiterate language. I’ve summarized…
There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked.
Congrats to PolyMet! PolyMet Mining Corp. has received the final permit it needs to proceed with building Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine, the company and the Army Corps of Engineers announced…
Gov. Walz' second budget proposal does almost nothing to remedy the problems in the first one. Minnesotans are some of the most heavily taxed citizens in America. At a time…
New newsletter calls out politicians who waste the Legislature’s time and taxpayers’ money.
Silver Bay can’t afford to maintain its humble airport. But closing it could require the city to repay $765,000 in government grants.
Real-world teaching tools will combat easy-answer policy solutions.
A long-time conservative activist bringing the fight to Rochester.
The achievement gap is not a rationale for universal pre-K.
Communications vet Katie Fulkerson arrives from the GOP Senate Caucus.
Teachers may want to think about where those dues go
Easy to perpetrate, difficult to prove.
The state of public employee freedom in Minnesota.
Pearlstein’s latest book attacks the root causes of America’s skills gap.
Governor Walz has made expanding electric vehicle (EV) usage in Minnesota a high priority for his administration. In February, the Department of Transportation announced that transit officials want 20 percent…
Heartland’s Donald Kendal, and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr, Policy Fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, in episode #183 of the In The Tank Podcast. This weekly…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A book I am in the process of reading is doing an exceptional job of explaining the dismal reality of higher education from the perspective of both economics and history.
Gov. Walz’s 100 percent carbon free energy proposal is a government-mandated wealth transfer from Minnesota families to the monopoly utilities that helped write the legislation. This is crony capitalism at…
As you probably know by now, American Experiment has released a new study entitled Doubling Down on Failure, How a 50 percent by 2030 Renewable Energy Standard Would Cost Minnesota $80.2…
In an excellent new book 'Socialism: The failed idea that never dies', Kristian Niemietz of the Institute of Economic Affairs explains the three stages of socialism, from initial, apparent success, to…
There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked.
It's good to see President Trump calling out wind and solar for what they truly are, unreliable, expensive, and unnecessary.