Culture
Young professionals
October 16, 2015
The Center's Young Leadership Council kicks off with impressive attendance.
October 16, 2015
News
Culture
5 questions with Ted Risdall
October 16, 2015 by Ted Risdall
The CEO of Risdall Marketing looks for a legislative "reset."
October 16, 2015 by Ted Risdall
Governance
Policy momentum
October 16, 2015
Blueprint helps frame the State's Major Policy debate.
October 16, 2015
Economy
Minnesota economy no victory for Dayton
October 16, 2015 by Peter Nelson
There’s a border battle going on between Minnesota and Wisconsin, a battle between the policies advanced by Gov. Mark Dayton and Gov. Scott Walker. The two states have long shared…
October 16, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Governance
Final word
October 16, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Center of the American Experiment holds Met Council accountable.
October 16, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Education
Choice on the horizon?
October 11, 2015 by Mitch Pearlstein
Stars begins to align for real educational choice.
October 11, 2015 by Mitch Pearlstein
Spending & Taxes
The great escape
October 4, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Do Minnesotans move to escape the estate tax? The weight of the evidence points to a strong yes.
October 4, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Energy & Environment
Going green is just part of the plot
October 4, 2015 by Katherine Kersten
It's the new religion, and it's the new home of the entire liberal agenda.
October 4, 2015 by Katherine Kersten
Governance
An ethical failure
October 4, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Minnesota is NOT keeping the Pension Promise.
October 4, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance
The States Wade into Retirement Security for Private Sector Employees
October 1, 2015 by Kim Crockett
I am attending a conference this week at State Policy Network (SPN) in the wonderful city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. During the Q&A on a panel about how to reach…
October 1, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Energy & Environment
Environmentalists steer Xcel Energy’s planning process at the expense of Xcel’s customers
September 24, 2015 by Peter Nelson
On Monday I took a short drive to Becker, Minnesota to testify before the House Job Growth and Energy Affordability Committee at a special session on the federal Clean Power Plan and…
September 24, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Governance
Pension Quick Facts
September 10, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Did you know there are almost 312,000 active public employees in Minnesota contributing to a public pension fund and over 202,000 retirees, survivors and disabled people relying on a pension check? That is…
September 10, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Health Care
Memo to presidential candidates: The problem with health care is that people don’t shop for health insurance
September 4, 2015 by Peter Nelson
We now have an idea of how three of the seventeen or so Republican candidates would move beyond Obamacare. Gov. Bobby Jindal, Sen. Marco Rubio and, most recently, Gov. Scott Walker have all outlined in…
September 4, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Spending & Taxes
Testing the waters
July 11, 2015
The 'State of Prosperity' delivers a statewide survey.
July 11, 2015
Governance
Final word
July 7, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Bigger government = smaller citizens. Just look at Minnesota.
July 7, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Governance
Policy architects
July 7, 2015 by Peter Nelson, Kim Crockett
The Minnesota Policy Blueprints exerts wide and deep influence in the deliberations of the 2015 legislature.
July 7, 2015 by Peter Nelson, Kim Crockett
Education
NextGen
July 7, 2015
The Young Leaders Council develops the next generation of Minnesota’s conservative leaders.
July 7, 2015
Culture
Q&A: American Experiment’s Mitch Pearlstein
July 7, 2015 by Mitch Pearlstein
The Center's founder recalls the Center's earliest days, its ongoing triumphs, its occasional challenges, then looks to the future.
July 7, 2015 by Mitch Pearlstein
Culture
Marking the milestones
July 7, 2015
Over 25 years, Center of the American Experiment has evolved into a creative architect of market-based policy ideas. And the best is yet to come.
July 7, 2015
Health Care
Supreme Court renames Obamacare SCOTUScare: Court offers to write all future legislation for Congress to save time and face
June 25, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Good news from the Supreme Court today: If you like your health care subsidies, you can keep them. If you like limited government and the separation of powers, you are…
June 25, 2015 by Kim Crockett
Health Care
Where does the King v. Burwell ruling leave us today?
June 25, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Today the Supreme Court held federal tax credits to fund health insurance coverage will continue to flow through thefederal health insurance exchange. The holding cements the ACA as the law…
June 25, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Energy & Environment
When re-opening the Jobs and Energy bill, lawmakers should remove any changes to how public utilities set multiyear rate plans
May 29, 2015 by Peter Nelson
As lawmakers reopen and reconsider the three bills Governor Dayton vetoed last week, a seemingly innocuous energy provision in the Jobs and Energy bill needs to be removed. Leaving it…
May 29, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Governance
Blueprint Recommendations Advance at the Capitol
May 20, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Over the summer and into the fall of 2014, American Experiment released a wide ranging set of policy recommendations for state lawmakers. We call it the Minnesota Policy Blueprint: Prescription for…
May 20, 2015 by Peter Nelson
Energy & Environment
Why We Need to Fix Minnesota’s Renewable-Energy Policy
May 15, 2015 by Peter Nelson
House GOP plan would redesign Minnesota’s energy-efficiency program to save jobs, money. Electricity used to be cheaper in Minnesota than elsewhere, which gave energy-hungry Minnesota businesses a much-needed competitive advantage.…
May 15, 2015 by Peter Nelson