Advocates of occupational licensing claim that it is necessary to improve quality. However, this argument for licensing has proven largely untrue. According to research evidence, licensing has very little effect…
American imports of Russian crude oil and petroleum products hit an all-time high in May of 2021, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Russian imports have…
One of the few positives to come out of Duluth’s response to COVID-19 was the postponement of the city’s tax on plastic bags penalizing businesses and consumers for their complicity…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Wave of workers’ comp claims, settlements worsen Minneapolis budget outlook Stillwater Gazette: Minnesota’s Main Street COVID relief grant application open Austin Daily…
Exactly a month from today, residents of St. Paul will vote on whether to allow the city council to enact a rent control measure that caps rent increases at three…
Can a company discriminate against their employees based on the color of their skin in 2021? One of Minnesota’s most storied corporations, Honeywell, Inc. believes it can. Honeywell fired Chuck…
A couple of years ago I asked if Gov. Tim Walz was a Canute. This was a reference to the 11th century king of England, Denmark and Norway, Cnut the…
There is good news in the energy world, for a change. Enbridge has announced that they have completed construction on the Line 3 pipeline, and that oil will begin flowing…
It might come as a shock to many of you, but, abroad, the common image of the United States is of an unregulated, capitalistic, free market utopia where taxes are…
Since the beginning of the pandemic through Sept. 11, state governments have paid out $836 billion in unemployment payments. Minnesota has so far paid out $14.7 billion, with a huge…
The following article was written by Matt Ridley for the Daily Mail. Had it not been so exceptionally calm in the run up to this autumn equinox, one could call…
White House spokesperson Jen Psaki drew a lot of criticism this week when she said that it would be “unfair and absurd” for companies to increase costs for consumers in…
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), in their survey conducted between June 15 and July 5, reported that 81% of respondents say it is the same…
St. Paul Public Schools were among the first to jump on the anti-law enforcement bandwagon following the death of George Floyd in police custody, purging police officers stationed in seven…
Yesterday I shared an article for Vox by German Lopez which sets out some of the evidence that police reduce crime and violence. Some in the ‘defund’ movement argue that there are…
Natural gas prices in the United States are soaring, and that could mean Minnesota families and businesses will be sore when they open their heating and electric bills this winter.…
The Rochester School Board has laid down the law: Zero tolerance for anyone in the audience who violates the district’s mandate to mask up at all times at school board…
Proponents of rent control often claim that greedy corporate landlords hold so much market power that they can raise rents excessively. Therefore, enacting rent control is one way to ensure…
At the height of the pandemic last year, Gov. Tim Walz told the people of Minnesota he was so afraid of dead bodies piling up outside funeral homes that he…
Rising electricity prices could force metal producers in Europe to pack their bags. Reuters reports: Governments across Europe are coming under pressure to help curb soaring energy costs for companies…
University of Nebraska Omaha criminologist Justin Nix said: “The evidence that proactive policing works is pretty solid.” A new article for Vox by German Lopez sets out some of that evidence.…
The determination of northern Minnesota authorities to hold Line 3 pipeline protesters accountable for their alleged criminal actions could “stress [the] rural Minnesota legal system,” says a recent MPR news…
Minnesota’s entrepreneurs are getting creative in the face of the state’s ‘labor shortage.’ WCCO reports: The workforce shortage continues to be one of the biggest challenges facing the hospitality industry.…
The following article was written by Michael McKenna for the Washington Times: As we careen downhill towards the finish line of reconciliation/debt ceiling/fiscal 2022 appropriations, things happen that make you…