Thanks to Minnesota’s $72 billion budget, Higher Education got over a $1 billion boost for the four-year period between FY 2024 and FY 2027. Specifically, Higher Ed got $650 million…
It’s not in law enforcement officers’ job description, but it’s become part of the beat in Rochester. Police officers have cleared out dirty needles, feces and debris from more than…
The Biden administration’s reckless EPA regulations endanger us all.
One way to generate increased per-worker output — which is the essence of economic growth — is to increase the amount of capital per worker. How can policy drive that?…
The cost of the new State Office Building, already nominated for a Golden Turkey award, just ballooned from $454 million to $729 million due to huge interest costs. Never in…
In 2019, then-President Donald Trump mocked the idea of powering our society on unreliable wind and solar power by joking, “Darling? Darling? Is the wind blowing today? I’d like to…
Tomorrow, voters in a number of Minnesota localities will go to the polls to decide whether or not their locality can impose or increase its sales tax. Is this a…
Uncovering Minnesota’s extreme laws regarding medicalized treatment for gender-distressed young people.
Just two years after Minnetonka voters approved ranked choice voting, the controversial alternative election process will be on the ballot again November 7. Ironically, a simple majority vote, yes or…
Deputy Hennepin County Attorney Mark Osler recently wrote an Opinion Exchange printed in the Star Tribune, entitled, “Moriarty’s vision, not critics’ fears, has been fulfilled.” The piece requires a response. …
The Center’s Martha Njolomole on why Americans should never take ‘The Dream’ for granted.
In May, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed rules to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing power plants. Our modeling at American Experiment found these strict regulations would cause massive…
State and local taxes and spending Willmar Radio: Stearns County voters will be asked to approve local option sales tax for new jail Star Tribune: Minn. legislators say they’ve expanded…
The Department of Natural Resources never sought public input before the controversial transfer of the historic Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the Upper Sioux Community was essentially a done…
The pivotal city council races have only days to go before election day. We take a look at some of the last-minute money flowing into these contests. All thirteen seats…
Liberal lawmakers in Michigan are attempting to pass legislation that would mandate that 100 percent of the electricity generated in Michigan come from carbon-free sources by 2040. A version of…
A new study published in the American Economic Journal reveals the growing benefits a Florida private school choice program has had on students attending public schools. Authors David Figlio (Northwestern…
Everyone agrees the high crime rate on Metro Transit light rail train presents a threat to the public and regaining respectable ridership levels. The quickest way to restore order and…
A core argument of advocates for higher legal minimum wages is that the increase in the price of labor which they propose will not to lead to a fall in…
The first person Tim Walz called after he became governor in 2018 was his real estate agent in Mankato. Since the job of governor includes the perk of living in…
Isaac Orr appeared on the Jon Justice show on Tuesday morning to discuss the challenges facing electric vehicle adoption. Many of the challenges are technical and economic, but some of…
The Star Tribune’s top of the fold, front page article today proclaimed, “Metro Transit cites 22% crime drop.” Wisely, the online article had a more subdued headline that read, “Metro Transit…
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2022, about 44 percent of all workers aged 25 and over had a bachelor’s degree or higher. But in…
When they tell you we can’t afford to “fully fund” schools, house the homeless, and take care of grandma in the nursing home, just respond with these three words: flying…