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Why the state’s economic outlook isn’t as rosy as the Walz administration makes it seem.

With Democrats enjoying their new power in St. Paul, one normal part of the legislative process has been missing: conference committees.

Federal data shows Twin Cities light rail is the most dangerous in America.

When Minnesota’s state Senate passed a bipartisan bill last year to cut the lowest rate of state income tax, a DFL complaint was that it was “titled (sic) toward the…

Memphis Tennessee isn’t well. It’s a city experiencing record-setting murders and associated violence — about eight times the national average and more than twice the rate of Minneapolis.  The situation…

The southeastern Minnesota town of Harmony was projected to lose residents in the 2020 census, leaving the community short of 1,000 residents. But the prognosticators evidently failed to account for…

During an historic rise in violent crime, did Minnesota voters just ask for more of the same?

In 2020-’21, Census Bureau data showed that 13,453 Minnesota residents left for other states, our state’s biggest net loss of domestic migrants in at least 30 years. That record stood for only…

Minnesota underperforms in terms of economic freedom.

Mississippi residents are consistently told that renewable energy sources, like solar panels, are now the lowest-cost ways to generate electricity, but these claims are based on creative accounting gimmicks that…

Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) proposed amendments to the rules governing teacher licensure in Minnesota. These changes are expected to be formally adopted later this…

News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.

Collateral damage from the Feeding Our Future scandal.

Legislative term limits have found a new following in North Dakota.

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State and local taxes and spending U.S. News: Tax the Rich? Liberals Renew Push for State Wealth Taxes CBS News: A national wealth tax has gone nowhere. Now some states…

Last week I joined my former colleague H. Sterling Burnett on The Heartland Institute’s daily podcast. We chat about how zero-emission energy mandates are undermining grid reliability and substantially increasing…

The personal care assistant (PCA) program is slated to receive an additional $247 million per year, according to budget documents filed this week (page 25). The proposal (p. 28), would…

Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) proposed amendments to the rules governing teacher licensure in Minnesota. These changes are expected to be formally adopted later this…

The defendant charged with shooting a White Bear Lake police officer this week is the poster child for an issue plaguing Minnesota’s district courts and our state psychiatric hospitals —…

“Go big or go home” the saying goes, but evidently Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Chancellor Devinder Malhotra believes he can do both. He’s retiring as head of Minnesota’s largest…

“The rich should pay their fair share.” That sentiment has been expressed not only by many politicians but even by the rich themselves. Despite the evidence, the idea that rich…

It’s National School Choice Week, but not a peep from Gov. Tim Walz or DFL legislators (that I’ve seen) acknowledging the annual nonpartisan celebration of effective K-12 education options available…

Even with a forecast budget surplus of $17.6 billion, Gov. Walz’ “One Minnesota” budget seeks to raise taxes. One of these increases is a 1.5% surcharge on capital gains and…