When I moved back to Minnesota in 2017, the legislature reformed the state’s teacher licensing system, streamlining the overly confusing, complex, and broken licensing process and opening up the teaching…
Wind turbines require a lot of copper. A recent study from the International Energy Agency (IEA) found that the average onshore wind turbine requires about three metric tons of copper…
A new trend emerged this week in the Minnesota legislature as Democrats ram through their agenda at record speed. The lack of fiscal notes.
This week, the state legislature passed HF 5, which provides a free breakfast and lunch to all Minnesota public school children, rich and poor alike. Extending free meals to rich…
Minnesota hasn’t always been plagued by governors who seek to raise taxes at every opportunity for any – or even no – reason whatsoever. John Hendrickson, Policy Director of the…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: A DFL View: Eliminating Minnesota state tax on Social Security ‘would come at an enormous cost’ Duluth News Tribune: Our View:…
On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors of the City/County of San Francisco was scheduled to take up the proposal of the African American Reparations Advisory Committee. The meeting was delayed…
There are many good public educators focused on prioritizing academic excellence and doing whatever they can to meet all of their students’ needs. Their efforts are truly all about the…
Today, American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr will join Congressman Tom Tiffany in Chippewa Falls, WI as he reintroduces legislation known as the Future Agriculture Retention and Management Act of…
The Biden administration is proposing several changes to federal requirements on health insurers and health insurance Exchanges. The changes are included in the 2024 Payment Notice, which is an annual…
Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) has a timely report out on the (mis)management of nonprofit grants by state government. The news is not good. The OLA’s report, running…
For the second time in as many days, opponents of a controversial proposed development in a North Dakota city triumphed over the political establishment, ending another overwhelmingly unpopular, though once…
Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) proposed amendments to the rules governing teacher licensure in Minnesota. These changes are expected to be formally adopted later this…
This morning, HF2, the proposal for paid family and medical leave, sailed through its fifth House committee hearing. Perhaps one reason for its speedy passage is that it isn’t weighted…
American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr joined Jesse Watters Primetime on January 31st to discuss how building more wind turbines will increase demand for copper, and how the Biden administration…
The scandal-prone state senator has emerged in 2023 more powerful than ever. Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh (DFL-Minneapolis) survived a series of scandals in 2022 to win reelection in November…
A school board member in Eastern Carver County appears to think so. When parents voiced concern to the Eastern Carver County School Board about obscene and sexually explicit books in…
On Tuesday, February 7, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (DFL) signed the Blackout Bill into law. American Experiment has warned that the legislation, which requires that 100 percent of the electricity…
Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) proposed amendments to the rules governing teacher licensure in Minnesota. These changes are expected to be formally adopted later this…
American Experiment’s annual award highlights the state’s wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money.
Today the Minnesota House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on HF96, a bill to establish the MinnesotaCare public option. The idea is to provide a government…
American Experiment’s John Hinderaker interviews Tulsi Gabbard about American principles and political common ground.
Legislation introduced in the Minnesota House would impact education freedom in the state, including adding unnecessary requirements on homeschoolers and school districts and removing any school with a statement of…
Even with a forecast budget surplus of $17.6 billion over the next budget biennium, the DFL leaders in St. Paul are proposing to raise a range of taxes. There are…