California’s renewable-heavy electric grid is already struggling to meet demand as temperatures soar. On Thursday, June 17, 2021, the grid operator in California, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), pleaded…
A version of this op ed appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on June 21, 2021 In March, the median price of a home sale in Duluth hit $217,000, up…
A record number of Minnesotans applied for and received a permit to carry a concealed weapon last year — 96,554. An unprecedented number of residents — more than 358,000 —…
Widespread support for school choice across political party lines and other demographics remains strong, according to new poll results from Echelon Insights that were announced by the American Federation for…
Late last year, with forecast budget deficits of $2.4 billion for the 2020-2021 biennium and $4.7 billion for the 2022-2023 biennium, we released our report ‘Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why…
On Earth Day, American Experiment celebrated University of Minnesota graduate Norman Borlaug, who saved one billion people from starvation and millions of acres from the plow. Despite being one of…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Latest tax collection report reveals the state of Minnesota is pretty much rolling in cash Bemidji Pioneer: Commentary: State needs to fix…
The following article was originally written by Sonal Patel, and appeared in Power Magazine: The North American Electric Corp. (NERC) is warning that large swathes of the North American bulk…
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) released the employment numbers for Minnesota. According to the new data, in May, Minnesota added 14,800 jobs, and the Labor force…
New research shows that solar facilities already in operation are “chronically underperforming” and degrading much faster than experts had originally expected. According to an article in PV-Tech, a trade association…
On top of tight regulation, Minnesota also taxes liquor heavily compared to most states.
In April, I had an op-ed in the Star Tribune titled: ‘A new unemployment problem: it pays too well.’ In it, I noted the phenomenon of elevated levels of unemployment…
For decades, Becker, a little town in Central Minnesota, has been a powerhouse for the electric grid in the Upper Midwest because it is home to the Sherburne County (Sherco)…
Majority now question Walz’s leadership, believe the state is on the wrong track and believe crime has gotten worse over the past year According to the latest Thinking Minnesota poll,…
Apparently the Red Wing City Council never got the memo about being able to disagree on issues without being disagreeable, even when it involves members' potential ouster from office.
Here is how its founders define it in one of its key texts.
BLM tries to shut down Moorhead stop, one arrested NAACP pressures venues in Duluth to cancel Over 100 have turned out at each stop of the Raise Our Standards tour…
Last week, the regional electric grid operator, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) declared an emergency, warning that the hot weather, unexpected power plant outages, and high demand was resulting…
Violent crime is exploding in Minneapolis. Figure 1 shows the number of homicides in Minneapolis for the period from January 1 to June 8 in the current year and each…
A new report by EPI is calling for a $15 minimum wage in order to help childcare workers, but that would also raise childcare costs for parents.
Students in the southeastern Minnesota town of Rollingstone have already learned an invaluable lesson before their local school reopens next year. Never give up, even when the powers that be…
On Sunday, a post on Powerline shared the leaflet below, which advertises Education Minnesota’s “political initiative WeMakeMN.com“ It claims: …for decades, the richest Minnesotans – and the conservative politicians that choose…
A group of tribal contractors who work on the Line 3 replacement project are speaking out against the destructive protests that have resulted in vandalized construction equipment, which you can…
When the Democrat-controlled Congress resurrected earmarks earlier this year, the Grand Forks Herald reminded readers of why the poster child for wasteful government spending was abolished in a bipartisan effort…