The Minnesota State Senate and House of Representatives have reached an agreement on the the biennial K-12 education budget, which includes suspending any implementation of revised academic standards that were…
You can talk with Senator Amy Klobuchar about important policy issues like money in politics. But it could cost you, according to an email from the Minnesota Democratic senator’s campaign…
Duluth Superintendent of Schools John Magas is proud that his “community” shut down a debate before it even started. He should be fired. The man in charge of educating 7,300…
On Monday, Center of the American Experiment detailed how California’s electric grid is already struggling to keep up with demand. One facet of this story that deserves greater examination is…
In other news, a journal has retracted a study that claimed that vaping kills as many as 650,000 people a year. While minor, this presents a victory against the rising…
Innovation in government may be the best working definition of an oxymoron. But a concept under consideration by the Burnsville City Council may force skeptics to reconsider. The idea is…
Tuesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Minnesota Senate Republicans have caved on their bid to delay Governor Walz from imposing deeply unpopular California car mandates on Minnesota drivers. The…
Minnesota’s businesses are struggling to find workers. Some are cutting back their hours. Some are offering higher wages. But, of these latter, who is going to cover the higher wages?…
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel has taken the institution’s tagline “Driven to Discover” to heart in a whole new way. A year after precipitously reducing ties with the Minneapolis…
Crime is surging in Minneapolis; that is not new. As a new article by the Star Tribune reveals, According to the most recent police statistics, the number of people shot…
California’s renewable-heavy electric grid is already struggling to meet demand as temperatures soar. On Thursday, June 17, 2021, the grid operator in California, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), pleaded…
A version of this op ed appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on June 21, 2021 In March, the median price of a home sale in Duluth hit $217,000, up…
A record number of Minnesotans applied for and received a permit to carry a concealed weapon last year — 96,554. An unprecedented number of residents — more than 358,000 —…
Widespread support for school choice across political party lines and other demographics remains strong, according to new poll results from Echelon Insights that were announced by the American Federation for…
Late last year, with forecast budget deficits of $2.4 billion for the 2020-2021 biennium and $4.7 billion for the 2022-2023 biennium, we released our report ‘Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why…
On Earth Day, American Experiment celebrated University of Minnesota graduate Norman Borlaug, who saved one billion people from starvation and millions of acres from the plow. Despite being one of…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Latest tax collection report reveals the state of Minnesota is pretty much rolling in cash Bemidji Pioneer: Commentary: State needs to fix…
The following article was originally written by Sonal Patel, and appeared in Power Magazine: The North American Electric Corp. (NERC) is warning that large swathes of the North American bulk…
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) released the employment numbers for Minnesota. According to the new data, in May, Minnesota added 14,800 jobs, and the Labor force…
New research shows that solar facilities already in operation are “chronically underperforming” and degrading much faster than experts had originally expected. According to an article in PV-Tech, a trade association…
On top of tight regulation, Minnesota also taxes liquor heavily compared to most states.
In April, I had an op-ed in the Star Tribune titled: ‘A new unemployment problem: it pays too well.’ In it, I noted the phenomenon of elevated levels of unemployment…
For decades, Becker, a little town in Central Minnesota, has been a powerhouse for the electric grid in the Upper Midwest because it is home to the Sherburne County (Sherco)…
Majority now question Walz’s leadership, believe the state is on the wrong track and believe crime has gotten worse over the past year According to the latest Thinking Minnesota poll,…