It remains a mystery why Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter essentially stood by and allowed rioters to take control of huge swaths…
On May 13th, the state's Covid-19 model forecast 1,441 deaths by the end of May. We had 1,040.
At the media update on the state’s belated crackdown on looting and rioting in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Gov. Tim Walz dropped a potential bombshell on the legal front. The…
City and state authorities have spread misinformation about the Twin Cities' rioters.
The crew is joined by John Samples, a Cato Vice President and inaugural member of Facebook’s new content moderation and oversight board. Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely,…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The big question following a third night of rioting and looting in Minneapolis is where was the Minnesota National Guard? After all, media reports all day Thursday trumpeted news that…
Understandably, infection fatality rates are different depending on demographics. Persons with underlying health conditions and the elderly are still at a huge risk compared to some others. But antibody testing…
For Covid-19, Minnesota's care homes are some of the most deadly in the United States. Why is that?
Many Minnesotans like to believe that Minnesota is a “green” state. However, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that Minnesota has reduced its’s coal consumption by a…
The full extent of the unintended consequences of the suspension of many medical services during the shutdown due to the coronavirus may never be known. But a Kaiser Family Foundation…
California, generally already faces a shortage of anesthesiologists, a problem which is acute in rural areas as most anesthesiologists choose to live in major urban areas. There is no doubt…
Legislators in Minnesota who support mandating more wind and solar onto our electric often point to Germany as an example of we should be doing. Someone had better inform them…
As school districts await guidance on what it will take to reopen classrooms this fall, students may not be there to fill them. Polls are showing many parents are considering…
Outside of these facilities Minnesota is safer than average, but data shows that we're failing to protect those most vulnerable.
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, most major cities in the country were grappling with a lack of affordable housing. But with growing increasing unemployment, there is a possibility a lot…
Minnetrista City Councilor Shannon Bruce poses a timely question on her personal blog. Why does a small suburb of the Twin Cities need to continue to invoke emergency powers authority…
Michael Moore’s documentary, Planet of the Humans, was removed from YouTube yesterday amidst allegations that some of the footage shown in the film infringed on copyrights. At the time of it’s removal,…
Covid-19 ICU cases are edging up, but by imposing a ban on elective surgeries and then lifting that ban, Gov. Walz has created a simultaneous surge of non-Covid-19 ICU cases.
With virtually everything moved to online due to the coronavirus, a free mobile app helps young people explore construction apprenticeship opportunities and careers in Minnesota’s construction industry.
The group representing veterans who’ve defended our freedoms from threats abroad has taken a stand for liberty in Minnesota by challenging Gov. Tim Walz’s continuing restrictions in response to the…
Polls show that a majority of people support Gov. Walz' stay-at-home restrictions and business closures. But talk is cheap. The data on their actual movements tell a different story.
About the pollster: Rob Autry, founder of Meeting Street Research, is one of the nation’s leading pollsters and research strategists. Minnesotans love their system of public education, despite persuasive evidence…
Tomorrow, Policy Fellow Isaac Orr will be participating in an online webinar talking about energy policy in a post-COVID world. Early in the coronavirus quarantines, media outlets began reporting on…