In today’s news environment, it is hard to be shocked. But I was taken aback by this headline: Brainerd Jaycees investigate possible cheating at ice fishing tournament. Is nothing sacred?…
Lots of people like to bash the Super Bowl, and it is common for negative stories to spring up around the game. Like the claim that wife-beating spikes on Super…
UPDATE (2/3/18): Minnesota companies big and small continue to pass along the financial benefits of the federal tax cuts. Best Buy just announced the biggest across the board federal tax…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
Should Minnesota taxpayers give Gov. Dayton what amounts to a blank check for tens of millions of dollars to fix the disastrous MNLARS vehicle registration computer system already botched by…
The Center joined a national coalition of policy organizations in the letter below which will be sent to Congress next week. Given the terrible congestion in the metro area, and…
Americans are on the move to economically freer states. This means Minnesota, with its high taxes and regulations, is losing out.
Katherine Kersten’s expose of leftist indoctrination and bullying by Edina Public Schools first revealed in Thinking Minnesota continues to attract attention locally and nationally. The latest coverage comes in a…
St. Paul teachers will vote today whether to authorize a strike over unsettled contract negotiations. The St. Paul Federation of Teachers—the local teachers’ union—scheduled the strike vote after contract talks…
Enrollment at Minnesota State colleges and universities continues to fall, along with revenue from tuition, resulting in more schools than not running in the red again in the 2016-17 school…
Minnesota's policymakers impose lower business tax rates on craft brewers to stimulate their growth. Why not apply this logic across our state's economy?
One would hope that instead of being a pretend “Secretary of Homeland Security”, she would be an ambassador from the Somali community to Minnesotans and the nation, who would like…
Many employees are forced to pay union dues as a condition of their employment. Are they aware of what or whom these dues support?
Congresswoman Betty McCollum has come out in favor of impeaching President Trump. For what, you may wonder? The Constitution specifies that a president can be impeached for “high crimes and…
Burger chain Red Robin responds to minimum wage increases by cutting low skilled staff. This is exactly what theory and evidence suggests would happen, so why do policymakers ignore it?
The former president of the teachers’ union in St. Paul Public Schools has broken ranks with the St. Paul Federation of Teachers’ hardline leadership. In a tough rebuke to labor…
Snappy ad campaigns like “the North,” designed to get Minnesotans to embrace our inner Nordic and attract people from other states, no matter how successful, are no match for the…
Wages are driven by worker productivity. Minimum wages don't boost productivity so they don't boost wages, all they do is outlaw low productivity jobs.
On his radio show last Thursday, Dennis Prager articulated a perspective that will no doubt be shared by many conservatives. You can listen to the audio here. Trump was Prager’s…
Remember when Gov. Mark Dayton dubbed it the “People’s Stadium” in order to sell the proposed $1 billion US Bank Stadium to the public? The press release still resides on the…
The federal government took another step this week to roll back the Obama administration’s last-ditch effort to sabotage responsible mineral development on the Iron Range for decades. The Forest Service…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
Kris and I indulged by splitting a HUGE apple fritter. Believe me, we walked it off. We wish all our PCAs from Minnesota could have been there. We will keep…
“3M, in the groove as global economy thrives, raises outlook on tax-law gains.” The accelerating global economy lifted 3M Co.’s sales and profits past expectations, and executives on Thursday raised…