What to do with Minnesota’s historic surplus of $9.3 billion? That is the question dominating the Legislature. Some are advocating for tax relief through permanent rate cuts, and our state…
American Experiment has joined a coalition of organizations across the country urging Congress to empower American workers and protect their freedom of choice in the workplace. Through the Employee Rights…
Childcare is expensive in Minnesota. In 2019, for example, Minnesota parents paid over $16,000 to keep their infants in a daycare center. Only five other states were more expensive than…
A number of cities in Greater Minnesota have been linked to the alleged free food scandal. None have received more attention than the west-central Minnesota city of Willmar. Back on…
The Grand Forks City Council has already voted to move forward with a controversial development agreement on a proposed $350 million corn-milling plant by the Chinese-owned company Fugeng Group. But…
Late February, Minneapolis committed $7.5 million to the city’s violence interrupter program. Staffed from members of at least six nonprofit contractors, these violence interrupters wear brightly colored t-shirts while patrolling…
The price of gas has been a salient talking point in the media as costs continue to climb. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that average Minnesota gas…
Last week, I testified in front of the Senate Committee on Housing Finance and Policy in support of SF 3259. This bill would give cities the ability to impose both…
One of the more amazing elements of the free food alleged scandal is how little outcry there has been in the community. If the now-suspended nonprofits were serving meals to…
State and local taxes and spending MPR News: GOP pushes to end taxes on Social Security, but many don’t pay them KNSI: Deal to Stop Minnesota’s Business Tax Increase Remains…
The across-the-board free breakfast and lunch program initiated during the pandemic was sold as being all about students and families. But a last-ditch effort in Washington by educators from Minnesota…
When it comes to politics in Minnesota, the Democrats are the professionals, and Republicans are the amateurs. I don’t say that to disparage my Republican friends. Politics is supposed to…
Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz unveiled his latest budget proposal. Never mind that a budget for the current biennium was actually passed last summer and that it provided for more state…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took the opportunity to announce a slight increase in the size of the “Walz checks” families would receive under his plan at a gas station. The…
Support for education freedom continues to grow across party lines and demographics, according to a February poll by OnMessage Inc. and reported on by the American Federation for Children. Education…
As reported by the Star Tribune, St. Paul city officials on Wednesday unveiled a proposal that would provide five full-time employees and funding to administer the rent-control ordinance passed by…
Telsa has announced it will increase the cost of all its electric vehicle models for the second time in the last several days. According to Inside EVs, the price hikes…
Free speech and journalistic integrity both took a hit this week in Rochester, Minnesota as American Experiment attempted to host an event on public safety. As a think tank, that’s…
Starting today, businesses in Minnesota will start paying higher Unemployment Insurance taxes after lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on replenishing the Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund. As the Minnesota…
The average high school graduate in 2019 earned higher average grades and was more likely to complete at least one relatively rigorous course of study than any graduating class in…
On Monday, I wrote about how Minnesota’s businesses were about to be hit with a steep hike in taxes if legislators didn’t vote by Tuesday to pay back the money…
The rate of year-over-year inflation in the United States hit a 40 year high in February. The rate of increase was higher in the Midwest than it was for the…
In 2017, the Minnesota Legislature established the Minnesota Premium Security Plan (MPSP), a reinsurance program that lowered premiums in the individual health insurance market by over 20 percent. Set to…
Generally, compared to most states, Minnesota licenses fewer occupations. However, we also license occupations that are rarely licensed in other states, and we do so much more onerously. Not to…