The regional grid operator for Minnesota and 14 other states, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), has declared a “Maximum Generation Emergency Warning” today due to unplanned outages, higher-than-normal temperatures,…
The rails that run through thousands of American towns once birthed a good lot of them, serving as a lifeline for resources such as coal and timber. It’s the story…
The Biden Administration understands that high taxes drive out businesses into low taxed regions, hence the push for a global minimum corporate tax rate.
Wyoming is the largest coal-producing state in the country. However, the Cowboy State is also going to be a pioneer in the emerging industry of building small, modular nuclear reactors.…
For much of the past year, a good number of office workers have been working from home as a measure to fight COVID-19. As the threat recedes, will people go…
If the COVID-19 pandemic was really ever an emergency, that time has long passed. Walz does not need to keep his emergency powers.
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…