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A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

Rep. Little celebrates his skill - election season is no time for modesty - in taking money from you and your kids and giving it back to you with his…

In what should have been a headline in The Onion or the Babylon Bee, and not the Star Tribune, the City of Minneapolis delayed the rebuilding of businesses destroyed by…

Families unsatisfied with their brick and mortar school's distance learning plan have turned to learning pods, pandemic micro-schools, and homeschooling, to name a few. But despite these learning environments offering…

According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), unemployment fell from 7.4% in August to 6% in September. However, that decline has been mainly driven by people…

It’s common knowledge that Minneapolis and St. Paul rank among the most hostile cities to cars and fossil-fueled vehicles anywhere in the country. For years the number of public parking…

There are all too many horrific episodes in American history of white mobs attacking African-Americans or other ethnic minorities. But this summer, in the Twin Cities, might have been the…

On Tuesday I wrote about how 123 candidates for office in Minnesota have signed a pledge to oppose the Walz administration’s attempt to impose California car mandates on Minnesota. One…

Most public school students in Minnesota have the rest of this week off (Thursday and Friday) as the state's schools continue the tradition of canceling two days of classes for…

According to a new study by two Havard Economists, the coronavirus will cost the US $16 trillion and half of this cost is due to the covid-19 induced recession. The…

Turns out one of the most popular campaign signs popping up suddenly across southeastern Minnesota has nothing to do with party politics or a candidate. Maybe that explains the popularity…

Last week, I joined Justice and Drew to discuss the Green New Deal and fracking aspects of the Vice Presidential debate. The interview starts at 16:55 Enjoy by clicking here!…

Walz says Frey was to blame, Frey says Walz was to blame. The Senate report says they were both right. 

Before the pandemic, health care access was tough in rural areas. And the pandemic has made that worse. However, the pandemic also accelerated the adoption of telehealth which could potentially…

The statistics don’t lie. A sizable number of families in the St. Cloud School District have made the decision to remove their K-12 students from the public school system this…

Parents with children attending school under a remote learning model (either full time or part time) are concerned about learning loss this school year.

A MinnPost article published yesterday shows 123 legislative candidates, including Republicans and Democrats, oppose Governor Walz's attempt to impose California car mandates on Minnesotans. The pledge shows there is strong,…

In our new report, we look at how state's economic policies impact their economic outcomes by focusing on border counties.

The World Health Organization, albeit a little late, has recently come out as a strong critic of lockdowns citing heavy economic damage among already disadvantaged populations.

The Center's Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree project is hosting two 90-minute sessions on October 13 and October 14 from 9:00am-10:30am CST that will focus on strategies to enhance…

We cannot expect the economy to return to normal while restrictions remain.

On September 28, 2020, Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency issued the letter below to California Governor, Gavin Newsom, regarding his executive order eliminating the sale of…

Daniel Yergin is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the CEO of IHSMarkit, a research and consulting firm. In this episode, Robert talks with Dan about his new book…

A year of extraordinary accomplishments, despite COVID-19.