The spending spree bound to break out with the next round of federal pandemic funding for local governments has officially kicked off in Rochester.
Minnesota’s media is in a state of excitement today over a new report from think tank ProPublica which “Reveal[s] How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax.” There is much less to…
Hundreds of people trespassed onto the site of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project yesterday, chaining themselves to bulldozers, excavators, and other construction equipment, reports MPR News. Media reports…
On Monday morning, representatives of Minnesota’s craft breweries, distilleries, and wineries gathered at the state capitol to urge legislators to pass the ‘Drink Local Economic Recovery Package’, SF 1176 and…
This op-ed piece appeared in the Hutchinson Leader on June 2, 2021. Our lawmakers are on a mission to end what they have termed a public health crisis — tobacco…
A grassroots group of parents in Fargo who banded together during the pandemic hopes to recall four members of the school board over their differences with the district's Covid policies.
Recently I wrote about the Panelház of Budapest, dwellings which were mass produced in parts by the communist government of Hungary and assembled onsite. I didn’t write about these grim…
The last shutdown of state government was in 2011 with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate and Mark Dayton in the governor’s office. The major sticking point was whether…
There is a growing number of environmentalists who are beginning to understand that wind and solar are uniquely bad ways of generating electricity, and that if reducing carbon dioxide emissions…
Wind turbine blades are piling up in landfills. Thank goodness we now use paper straws!
Steve Koonin, a former Obama administration energy official, has made headlines with his new book- Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why it Matters. I’d love…
Economic development Minn Post: In the new economy, lifelong learning is mandatory WCCO: Enbridge Ready To Resume Line 3 Construction In June Stillwater Gazette: Writer misguided about Line 3 pipeline…
Montana just became the latest state to enact major tax reform reducing corporate and individual income tax burden and simplifying its tax code.
American Experiment to Counter Woke Revolution in Schools with Statewide Tour Raise Our Standards tour will educate and empower parents in 17 cities this June Center of the American Experiment…
As someone who grew up on a small family farm in Wisconsin where we raised pigs and beef cattle, even I had to concede that the proposal from People for…
Three years ago, I wrote: In 1988, The Economist magazine ran an article on Ireland titled ‘The poorest of the rich’. The title was well deserved. … But, when The Economist next came to…
The Stearns County Board sent a signal that it wants to put hard feelings over the pandemic to rest. But the county attorney and sheriff didn't get the message.
Hypocrisy, thy name is Keith Ellison. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and other prominent Democrats have made a career out of criticizing the influence of ALEC — the American Legislative…
Despite having the country’s most generous welfare system, California has the highest poverty rate in the nation. Worse yet, it also has the lowest rate of upward mobility among specific…
The strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession is threatened by constraints on the supply side of the economy. Among these, though certainly not the only one, is a labor…
Despite pledges to be carbon neutral by 2060, a new analysis from Carbon Brief shows China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have grown at their fastest pace in more than a…
Minnesota's to-go alcohol sales allowances are coming to an end, once again exposing the state's overly burdensome liquor laws.
There may be no return to normalcy post-pandemic when it comes to working remotely. But empty government office buildings pose a huge liability and opportunity for taxpayers.
Two weeks ago Gov. Tim Walz and the two top leaders of the state Legislature struck what was grandly termed a ‘global agreement’ on the state budget for next biennium.…