PAUL, MINN.– After eleven years of facing labor organizers at their doors, Minnesota in-home child care providers overwhelmingly rejected union representation in an election decided today in St. Paul. “Providers have…
Judy Santiago just wants a level playing field with the Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin nurses who compete with her. Minnesota has granted reciprocity to licensed nurses…
This is the newest installment in Dr. Pearlstein’s year-long review of how well Minnesota and U.S. students are doing in various international and other comparisons. This one takes a different…
A Gaylord chicken farmer plans to turn his campaign for school board into a teachable moment for the Sibley East Public Schools officials who asked a court to award $2.9…
The Duluth News Tribune published an in-depth article on how some people who enrolled in Medicaid through MNsure are making a shocking discovery: The state has placed a claim on…
Today Center of the American Experiment, the think tank of which I am president, put on a lunch forum in downtown Minneapolis featuring Jason Riley of the Manhattan Institute and…
On Tuesday of this week, the Star Tribune ran a story about how sizable proportions of public school teachers in St. Paul would not recommend their school to parents seeking…
The Affordable Care Act was supposed to extend health coverage to millions—not millionaires. Yet while many families continue to struggle to afford medical insurance, some Minnesotans with millions in assets…
Here is some good news: the Star Tribune ran a story about recent public pension hearings. The story headlined the “Minnesota” section last Sunday with “Longevity strains state pensions: Our…
Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a year-long series in which Founder and American Experiment Senior Fellow, Mitch Pearlstein, focuses on student achievement and how Minnesota students compare…
The U.S. Supreme Court put a hold on implementing the Clean Power Plan today. This comes on the same day the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is holding a listening session in St. Cloud on…
After fending off union organizers for a decade, Minnesota home-based child care providers face a make or break February election that could leave their businesses subject to collective bargaining and…
Minnesota’s Legislative Auditor found that over a five-month period the state overpaid between $115 and $271 million in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare benefits due to MNsure’s failure to ensure people…
These Latest Star Tribune Survey Results are Meaningless Once You Look at the Choices. The results are in from a new Star Tribune Minnesota Poll, and Minnesotans are apparently evenly…
Despite actual employment data showing below average job creation for 2015 in Minnesota, Gallup just ranked Minnesota the top state in the country for job creation. The Dayton administration lost…
This piece originally appeared in the Winona Daily News on January 26, 2016. Rising health care costs pose a serious challenge to Minnesota, especially to those living in the southeast…
A recent Star Tribune headline reports “a strong finish for Minnesota employment in December.” There is no question Minnesota experienced strong growth for the months of December and November. Jobs…
As Minnesota Senators and staff begin moving into the new Senate office building this week, here’s a tally of some costs of the building: Building and parking ramp construction: $90…
Jason Riley to headline speakers’ series.
CAE town meeting shows how effective public policies don't have to include government.
Charlie Nickoloff, president of St. Paul-based Medical Equities Investments, is a new member of the board of directors at Center of the American Experiment.
A new study will provide a realistic look at how the state stacks up.
The 2016 legislature is poised to enact tuition relief for private school parents.
American Experiment plans aggressive innovative plan to promote free-market policies.