It is generally accepted nowadays that differences in rates of state income taxation are a factor driving migration from higher-tax states like Minnesota to lower-tax states like Florida. A recent…
In the spirit of Easter, Capitol Watch would like to highlight three proposals likely to pass this session that will help Minnesotans and make the state a better place to…
Parental concern over what books are made available to their children in school libraries is largely being framed by media and others on the left as “book banning,” “censorship,” or…
Now that were are up to Part 10 of our Minnesota For Sale series, we pause to provide the reader with a recap. The series documents how Minnesota Democrats sold…
Economic growth Star Tribune: Minnesota’s economy slowed but remained resilient in last months of 2022 Star Tribune: Many women 65 and older struggle to stay above Minnesota’s poverty line Regulation…
When U.S. Bank Stadium was constructed between 2013 and 2016, it cost Minnesota taxpayers $348 million, and the city of Minneapolis $150 million. And according to the Star Tribune, Minnesota…
Make no mistake, Governor Tim Walz’s appointment of Attorney General Keith Ellison to take over a murder case from Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is significant. It was the right thing…
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten addressed the National Press Club last week, framing her remarks as a “defense of public education.” But Weingarten’s dire warnings about the “existential…
Whenever I point out that Minnesota is losing residents, on net, to places like Florida, one of the standard responses is that they’re only moving for the weather. But, if…
Wanda Patsche’s profile on social media refers to her as a commonsense corn, soybean and hog farmer who hopes to “bridge the disconnect consumers have with where their food comes…
Prominent environmental activist leaves the organization she founded, after a lawsuit defeat. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that LaDuke stepped down from the organization she founded after the nonprofit lost…
The suits at Meet Minneapolis, the group in charge of promoting the place as a destination, know they have a big image problem. The city’s reputation took a serious hit…
A recent note by two local political scientists shows that Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) fails to deliver as promised. The three-page report, published this month by University of Minnesota professor Larry…
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of addressing the Freedom Rally at the State Capitol. I didn’t really have a speech as such, but below are some of the points I…
On Monday 4/3/23, University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel announced she had accepted an offer from the University of Pittsburg to become its president effective July 2023. Gabel’s announced departure…
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that replacing salary scales based on experience and educational attainment with those based on evaluation scores resulted in…
Hundreds of Minnesotans joined American Experiment at the Freedom Rally on Tuesday April 4, 2023. Watch the entire rally here.
On March 21, Governor Tim Walz and DFL legislators announced that they had reached an agreement on spending targets for the next biennium. With their agreement, Minnesotans will see the…
Hundreds of Minnesotans converged on the State Capitol today to rally for freedom at our Stop the Madness event. American Experiment President John Hinderaker led the crowd in chants of…
To celebrate April Fools’ Week, we present three strange things that happened at the Capitol last week.
You still see a few folks wearing medical masks here and there, but they stand out like sore thumbs. Most people ditched the pandemic relics long ago. But there’s a…
We document more than $30 million flowing into Minnesota last year to support Democrats. If you’ve wondered why state Democrats are pursuing such a radical policy agenda, more befitting California…
In January, I had an op ed in the Star Tribune titled ‘For second Walz term, state’s economy is fragile.’ In it, I noted that, since COVID-19: Minnesota’s subsequent recovery…
Does the academic achievement of students increase when they have teachers of the same race and ethnicity? Not that much. Access to school choice delivers far larger student achievement gains.…