From KARE-11, After weeks of gridlock, Inspector General bill to fight fraud finally advances in Minnesota House. You may recall that a similar bill, to create an office of inspector…
Will progress be made on repealing the ban on new nuclear power plants? Fox-9 reported earlier this week, MN lawmakers look to expand nuclear power in push for carbon-free energy.…
On February 11, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook. It made for grim reading. Deficits are historically high, totaling $1.9 trillion in 2026 and…
State and local tax and spending St. Cloud Times: Walz proposes new taxes, budget changes for Minnesota MPR News: Walz unveils tech tax in budget; bipartisan support emerges at Capitol…
It’s been two days since the 8th circuit court of appeals dropped its bombshell decision overturning the basis used for releasing more than a thousand illegal aliens in Minnesota under…
Since it launched, as and when the data have become available, I have been tracking the performance of Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) scheme against the forecasts on…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison appears to have lied to the United States Senate in testimony he gave last month before the Senate’s Homeland Security committee. The occasion was a…
There are many different measures used to determine how a student is doing academically — teacher observations, in-class assignments, quizzes and tests, report cards, benchmark exams, and standardized assessments, to…
How the DFL “trifecta” made Minnesota less affordable One of the ways the DFL’s “historic” trifecta of 2023 hit Minnesotans in the pocket was by hiking car tab fees. This…
On Tuesday, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard SF 4324, a bill that would revise childcare licensing standards in Minnesota. I testified in favor of several provisions in…
Center of the American Experiment public safety policy fellow David Zimmer testified Tuesday in support of SF 3347, where it received a hearing in the Senate State and Local Government…
The case, decided by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals, originated out of the Minnesota federal district. It was one of many such habeas corpus cases seeking the release of…
A relatively new, Gaza-relief charity, with close Minnesota ties, is generating headlines for its worldwide impact. The nonprofit Human Development Fund (HDF), incorporated in Pennsylvania, received its tax-exempt status from…
Welcome back! This week on the American Experiment Podcast… This week we’re breaking down Governor Walz’s supplemental budget proposal, the truth behind Steve Simon’s voter registration claims, and a new lawsuit challenging Paid Family Leave. On the back…
Last week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) belatedly released its migration data for 2022-2023. The data showed a net loss of 7,561 individuals from Minnesota to other parts of the United…
A couple of weeks ago, I submitted testimony to the House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee in support of HF 4111. Below is an edited version of my remarks. The…
The re-election campaign for Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has now returned $12,500 in campaign donations made by five (5) men associated with the infamous Feeding Our Future fraud scandal.…
Avion Hamer is a 23-year-old man living in Dakota County with his court-appointed guardian, his mother. Since turning 18, Hamer has been convicted of three robberies, one felony assault of…
Last Friday, the U.S. Attorney (USAO) for Minnesota secured three more guilty pleas in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case. These latest convictions bring the total up to 63…
You reach an age where the icons of your youth start to pass with depressing regularity. One of mine, Chuck Norris, died last week aged 86. I watched a lot…
Yes, it’s true. You the Minnesota taxpayer are underwriting the get-out-the-vote effort every election cycle on behalf of the state’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party (the Democrats). And all of this is…
American Experiment Economist Martha Njolomole has all the details on Governor Tim Walz’s supplemental budget proposal this week: On March 17, Governor Walz unveiled his supplemental budget for the next four years.…
From KARE-11, Meal site sponsor who billed taxpayers $7.8 million received another $1 million even after the state ordered money paid back. The ever-alert Lou Raguse is on the story.…
Minnesota’s 1988 open enrollment law was the nation’s first, allowing students to attend public schools outside their zoned home district. The policy reshaped school finance by letting state aid follow…