Senate File 2 authored by Senator Carla Nelson removes the governor's authority to close school, curtail school activities, or alter school schedules via emergency powers, placing this decision-making instead in…
The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters Wednesday that schools can reopen safely even if teachers are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
The Polar Vortex of 2021 could be the biggest strain on Minnesota's energy system in the last year, and it will be Minnesota's coal, nuclear, and natural gas fleet that…
At the same time, Biden administration must ensure that unemployment-payment increases are only temporary and can nix altogether the $15 federal minimum wage.
According to new BLS data, Minnesota had the third-highest number of job losses in the country only surpassed by Michigan and California.
Proposed legislation in the Senate (S.F. 351) authored by Sen. Roger Chamberlain aims to support families who have been impacted the most during distance learning by providing distance learning aid…
If people don't like policy in this state, they will relocate their activity to other states.
Liberals were outraged about Trump's trade wars, but what will they say if Joe Biden starts one because of carbon dioxide emissions?
One of the largest school districts in Minnesota is taking heat for canceling the online streaming of its monthly work sessions which enabled parents and taxpayers to keep an eye…
Elementary students in St. Paul were back in their classrooms yesterday (Monday) for the first time in nearly 11 months, reports the Pioneer Press. Guess who is "pressuring" district leaders…
According to Gov. Tim Walz, taxes on cigarettes are okay because they reduce smoking. But by his own logic, taxes on income should also have a deterrent effect on economically…
Gov. Walz' budget would increase taxes and fees for pretty much everybody.
The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation, which puts on the Birkie ski and trail events in northwestern Wisconsin, recently announced it is severing its sponsorship relationship with Enbridge Energy after members…
The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office wants residents to register their home security cameras with authorities, just in case, a crime occurs within range. The idea is to help police track…
Most Minnesotans probably believe that taxes should be about generating revenue for the necessary functions of government: public safety, building roads and funding schools. However, it appears Governor Walz is…
Liberal Twitter is obsessed with the home addresses of rioters who looted and burned down Minneapolis last summer. The narrative goes something like this: It wasn’t just people from Minneapolis…
As we explained in our recent report “Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why we should make spending cuts and not raise taxes,” Gov. Walz' proposals are absurd for five main reasons.
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 279 of the In The Tank Podcast. The ITT crew gives their take on the…
Minnesotans protest Walz’s ‘California’ car mandates.
During the pandemic, passengers have avoided public transit like the plague with Metro Transit suffering a 60 percent loss in ridership alone. It’s hard to blame the public considering the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
GDP is not just an obscure word on paper. Whether our level of production shrinks or expands has serious implications on our living standards, quality of life, and general wellbeing.…
I can't count the number of emails and phone calls the Center receives on a weekly basis from public school parents who are concerned about the lesson content and political…
Covid-19 non-ICU hospitalizations are also down, by 71% from their late November peak.