Today, Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development released unemployment numbers for March. The headline was that the our state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down from 4.5% in February…
Minnesota is a high-tax state — this is not news. When looking at our state’s tax burden altogether, we are among the top 10 in the nation. Minnesota ranks high on…
Xcel Energy has announced its plan to spend $575 million building a 460 megawatt (MW) solar facility in Becker, Minnesota, right next to coal plants they will be prematurely retiring.…
In our new report ‘The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020‘, we wrote: Tax rates and, to a slightly lesser extent, their actual burdens, are, by their nature, relatively easy to…
Once again, we are reminded about how throughout the pandemic, a big emphasis was placed on feel-good actions that have little impact on COVID-19 outcomes.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year it revealed a couple of major flaws in Minnesota’s health care system. One was the moratorium on building new hospitals. Without this, we…
A recent report published by Lawrence Berkeley Labs (LBL) examining the income demographics of solar panel owners found that most households with solar panels on their roofs in Minnesota make…
Everyone agrees that Daunte Wright's death was tragic, but we can't ignore the facts and stick to a stubborn narrative about race.
Two years ago, Gov. Walz proposed raising Minnesota’s gas tax by 20¢ — a 70 percent hike. The proposal did not pass. House representatives have brought another proposal to raise the…
Legislators returned this week from their Easter/Passover break and things really started moving at the Capitol. The House and Senate rolled out massive spending bills and began moving them through…
The latter is apparently much deadlier, according to one liberal's scientific model.
Last week, the Minnesota House DFL pushed a 186-page energy omnibus bill through the Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee on a party-line vote. The bill is a wish…
Minimum wage hikes make certain workers more expensive to hire. Generally speaking, if something becomes more expensive, people buy less of it, so we would expect minimum wage hikes to…
A cabal of progressives wants to rewrite how students learn about their American heritage.
President Joe Biden and Climate “Envoy” John Kerry seem more than happy to tell pipeliners and coal miners that their jobs are over, but the alternative they propose, getting them…
State and local taxes and spending Grand Rapids Herald Review: Here Is How Much People Pay in Taxes in Minnesota Marshall Independent: Daudt hopeful for more tax breaks Inforum: Area…
About 50 million Americans get their electricity from publicly owned power systems. In this episode, Joy Ditto, the president and CEO of the American Public Power Association talks with energy expert Robert Bryce about…
Minnesota has been in the news recently, and not for a good reason. Even with all its strict rules, Minnesota has been labeled a COVID-19 hotspot. The fact that cases…
PragerU — a leading non-profit media company widely known for its videos on political, economic and philosophical topics — has launched PragerU Resources for Educators & Parents (PREP) to equip…
Center of the American Experiment 8421 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 110 | Golden Valley, MN 55426 Phone: 612-338-3605 | Fax: 612-338-3621 | Email: [email protected] Prepared by Isaac Orr Executive Summary and…
The COVID-19 pandemic and government responses to it have wrought havoc with Minnesota’s economy over the last year. So, it was surprising to read in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal…
A monetary theory more Aristotle than Copernicus.
Woke elites have a long history of intellectual activism in modern America.
The Upper Midwest Law Center fights for clients against the ‘progressive’ agenda.