Lots of Minnesota companies are looking high and low for skilled welders. They have an ally in AchieveMpls. The mission of AchieveMpls—the strategic non-profit partner of the Minneapolis Public Schools—is…
Gov. Mark Dayton said this week that resorts were so booked up–in spite of his administration’s meddling in the Lake Mille Lacs fishery–that he couldn’t get a reservation. “I tried…
“Stuck in Traffic? Blame Dayton’s Met Council!” That’s the message on American Experiment’s six electronic billboards scattered around the Twin Cities’ freeway system for another week or so. If you’re…
Activists across the country have been protesting venerable names inscribed on college buildings, as well as the identities of old soldiers on sculpted horseback in village squares, and even the…
Zephyrus is “the official news site of Edina High School.” Students supply most of the content, but on November 22, 2016, 80 teachers–a remarkable number–signed an editorial addressed to the…
MnDOT and the Met Council intentionally increase congestion to move people on to bikes, buses or light rail.
It is harder for students to pay their way through college these days. But that is because of skyrocketing fees, not falling wages
Gov. Mark Dayton hosted a news conference with Rep. Keith Ellison and several other DFL state legislators on Wednesday to highlight the results of a new state analysis on how…
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency wants you to think twice about that summer vacation you’ve been looking forward to. As many of you embark on long-awaited summer vacations, remember to do…
Do you recall the old line about someone looking like “he came from central casting”? About a person who appears, not merely to be a good fit for a job…
It isn't true that building more roads will simply lead to more congestion
Hugh Hewitt delivers some excellent advice to Mr. Trump in the wake of his Morning Joe tweet fiasco in today’s Washington Post: Combative, but not cruel, Mr. President. He argues…
Center of the American Experiment’s major, multi-year initiative called “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree” aims to show students and parents there are educational routes to well-paying jobs and fulfilling…
Economics has laws, and they will be enforced whatever politicians think they can decree
There won’t be any parades, marching bands or fireworks at the abandoned pioneer graveyard in the countryside just south of Montrose. But one of Minnesota’s long forgotten defenders of freedom…
A leading 'liberal' economist has clear views on the results of minimum wage hikes
Considering climate alarmist’s history of alarmingly false predictions, it’s curious that their forecasts continue to accepted as credible by so many. Here’s the most recent headline from a few days…
To its credit, the Trump administration is trying to get to the bottom of the voter fraud issue. President Trump has established an Election Integrity Commission headed by Vice President…
What if the U.S. Forest Service held a public hearing on the Obama administration’s last-minute moratorium on mining in northern Minnesota and nobody came? Nobody, that is, except for Twin…
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released a report that lists per pupil spending by each state for fiscal year 2015. Take New York for example: the state spent over $21,000…
Minnesotans see much to be proud of in their economy and rightly so. But this should not lead to complacency. Prosperity isn't a given and we need to be watchful…
Our report showing that Twin Cities traffic congestion is no accident but the result of state policy continues to drive media coverage. Pat Kessler picked up the controversy on WCCO-TV,…
As price of labor went up, people bought less of it — as standard economic theory predicts. This op-ed appeared June 29, 2017 in the Star Tribune. The Minneapolis City…
Seattle's council commissioned research into the effects of its minimum wage increases. When it didn't like the results, it commissioned some more