Proponents of licensing — and other forms of regulation –– proclaim that customers usually lack sufficient information to measure the quality or safety of products. In this case, licensing signals a…
The University of Minnesota is seeking an assistant professor of elementary literacy education who has “knowledge of and commitment to” Critical Race Theory. The assistant professor will work in the…
There’s growing momentum and pressure on the Met Council to not just audit what went wrong with the scandal-plagued Southwest Light Rail Transit, Line but to flat-out stop construction and…
Today, we release our new Policy Briefing, ‘Reducing Tax Complexity for Minnesotans.’ This starts by noting that Minnesotans are some of the most heavily taxed citizens in the United States.…
Regular readers of American Experiment know that I’ve been very concerned about the skyrocketing price of fertilizer. There’s a very personal reason for this worry; my dad still operates the…
Although the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is having its difficulties in Minnesota, the rest of the country is seeking more nonprofits to tap a higher federal reimbursement rate…
Calls for banning no-knock search warrants in the wake of Amir Locke’s shooting death last week in downtown Minneapolis are reverberating at both the state and local levels. Of great…
American Experiment will pursue an aggressive education agenda in the 2022 legislative session. A primary goal will be enhanced academic and financial transparency to arm parents with the information they…
Beyond the usual dangers that go with the job, Ramsey County Sheriff’s deputies now face a new threat to their livelihood, not from the streets but rather from their own…
In the Feeding Our Future alleged scandal, the numbers can be staggering. So, let’s focus on a single city as a case study in bureaucratic bloat to make the figures…
I’ve noted recently how the vaccine and testing regime imposed on Minneapolis by Mayor Jacob Frey last month has hit businesses in the city that were already hurting. I have…
Center of the American Experiment analyzed Virginia’s compliance with the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) legislation passed in 2020. This analysis models the cost of meeting the renewable energy mandates…
Ken Hoffman, global co-leader of EV Battery Materials Group at McKinsey & Company, discusses the metals needed to meet EV battery demand. Hoffman says that there is a supply crunch…
House DFLers want to prohibit Minnesota State Colleges and Universities from requiring, requesting, accepting, or considering a student’s ACT or SAT test score for any purpose — including admissions, scholarships,…
The numbers are staggering. FBI search warrants allege that $48 million was stolen from a federal low-income food program in Minnesota. How was it done? Volume, sheer volume. Not one…
This article was written by Benjamin Zycher, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and it appeared in RealClear Energy. News reports last month about a traffic accident involving former California…
Economic development KIMT3: Rochester business gets state innovation grant State and local taxes and spending Alexandria Echo Press: Minnesota’s record $7.75 billion budget surplus is taking center stage as lawmakers…
Meta (the new name for Facebook’s parent company) lost more than $200 billion in stock value on Thursday. As a result, Mark Zuckerberg saw his net worth significantly drop. Facebook…
This week, the Orono Police Department continued to sound the alarm for residents to take precautions against a growing wave of burglaries and thefts. In a Twitter posting, the department…
On Thursday, February 3, American Experiment reported on a new study by economists at Johns Hopkins University that finds the body of empirical evidence shows lockdowns had “little to no…
The St. Paul Pioneer Press wrote a story on Feb. 2, 2022, describing the toll that higher energy prices are taking on Minnesotans who are already struggling with the highest…
In this ongoing alleged scandal, Feeding Our Future has received all the attention. The state of Minnesota, however, is moving to shut down another nonprofit network participating in the same…
In the year to December, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 7 percent, its fastest rate of annual increase since June 1982. “Core CPI” — which excludes more volatile food…
The St. Louis Park School Board is looking to fill a recent vacancy and is asking applicants for four pieces of information — confirmation they are an eligible candidate, their…