A recent article in The Wall Street Journal detailed the skepticism of Toyota’s president, Akio Toyoda, toward electric vehicles. This is a big deal because Toyota was the third-largest vehicle manufacturer in…
Up until its closure, Mann theatre was a big fixture in the Hopkins community. And when I first moved to Minnesota in October of 2019, my frequent visits to the…
If Minnesotans have been masking up and distancing to the extent that we have all but eradicated flu this season, then non-compliance with the mask mandate cannot be to blame…
Apparently, the Union of Concerned Scientists isn't concerned about making sure that Minnesota does not experience the same kinds of rolling blackouts that California experienced in August when electricity demand…
When it comes to regulation intended to reduce risk, two questions are worth considering when it comes to a proposed rule: “To what extent does the regulation reduce risks?” and…
Whatever policy the state government pursues, we see the same pattern in the rate of new cases in Minnesota and each of its neighbors: a marked upward surge between mid-August…
Today, the Walz administration formally submitted their finalized California car mandates to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. This means that an Administrative Law Judge will hear the arguments for and…
Governor Walz's recently updated order that elementary schools can begin in-person or hybrid learning starting January 18, 2021 is still leaving students behind. Terry Otremba, father of 13-year-old daughter Addison who…
California Assemblyman Jim Cooper, a Democrat from Elk Grove, has become a harsh critic of his state’s energy and climate policies. In this episode, Robert talks to Cooper (who was a…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The minimum wage labor force continues to make up a tiny and shrinking population of the workforce. Additionally, minimum wage workers tend to be young, less likely to be married…
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely present episode 274 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Heartland Institute commissioned a new poll on The Great Reset…
The Reopen Minnesota Coalition laid it on the line this week in response to the threat Gov. Walz’s latest round of heavy-handed restrictions pose to their surviving businesses. Sadly, we…
The Minnesota Department of Education has recently released the first working draft of the state's K-12 academic standards in social studies. The public feedback and comment period about this first…
Minnesota Power announced that their electricity is now 50 percent renewable, but not according to Minnesota's renewable energy mandate.
Total average hospitalizations in the state are also down: 12.5% - or 857 beds - from their peak in the seven days up to and including November 10th.
New unemployment numbers by DEED show that unemployment in Minnesota fell and the labor force participation rate slightly improved in November. However, these new numbers do not reflect the temporary…
Biden has promised to be a president for all Americans, but if he fills the U.S. Secretary of Education position with a former teachers' union president, what does that mean…
The concept of “environmental justice” has gained increasing traction among liberal lawmakers who claim that past energy and environmental policies have left low income and minority communities less able to…
In some positive news, President Trump signed an executive order whose purpose is "to reduce the burden of occupational regulations in order to promote the free practice of commerce, lower…
Governor Walz issued updated guidance today to his executive order that revealed "next steps" regarding schools and youth sports activities, among other areas. But even with these changes, too many students…
The out-of-control cost of college tuition has been an issue for some time. So it’s understandable why many students feel they’re getting short-changed with the shutdown of classes and campus…
The Department of Health's own data shows that extending the shutdown will have little impact on the spread of Covid-19, but a devastating impact on Minnesota's bars and restaurants.
When it comes to energy policy, legislators in Minnesota often cite Germany as an example of a shining star on a hill. This fondness for Germany probably stems from the…