Trade Star Tribune: In Minnesota’s soybean country, trade war with China hits hard Star Tribune: Eden Prairie firm was set to pay $18K in tariffs on its shipment from China.…
The list of highly promoted rollouts of state government websites that have crashed and burned over the years runs long. The disastrous 2013 MNsure website debut cost the executive director…
The Department of Energy has identified 16 potential sites owned or managed by the DOE for rapid data center construction alongside in-place energy infrastructure. However, it is important that the accompanying energy…
A troubled young man showed up to the United Healthcare campus in Minnetonka on Monday with a loaded .38 and a bag full of extra rounds. According to the local…
I’m sure you’ve seen that famous June 2021 video of Feeding Our Future CEO Aimee Bock being serenaded with singing and dancing while being presented with an award. The occasion…
Tailwinds and headwinds When I fly back to Britain, I know early on whether I will approach Heathrow by skipping along the south coasts of Ireland and Wales from the…
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated stay-at-home, social distancing, and cleaning orders dealt a heavy blow to the childcare industry. Family childcare providers, for instance, saw rising costs due to new…
The American Legislative Exchange Council released its fourth Energy Affordability Report this month, ranking the 50 states by the weighted average price of electricity. The results truly demonstrate the damage…
A recent Star Tribune article described the struggles of the downtown Minneapolis Dayton’s Project, a $375 million dollar redevelopment effort to transform the iconic department store into a bustling office…
An October 2023 interview clip with state Attorney General Keith Ellison on WCCO radio resurfaces in the midst of a new Feeding Our Future scandal. The clip raises new questions…
Minnesota state Senator Melissa Wiklund (D-Bloomington) proposed an 11.1% increase in the state’s sick tax that hits all dental and medical patients. Every service and product paid for by health…
The West Central Tribune reported last week that a large solar farm proposed in Renville County is expected to be permitted by the end of the summer. The project, Gopher…
Fargo became the first city in North Dakota to adopt so-called approval voting for local elections in 2018, and the way things look now, it will be the last. North…
The Legislature is currently on break for Easter week. Meetings will resume next week, on Monday, at which point discussions on the budget will continue. While the session adjourns on…
For those following along at home, we break down the key players caught on the leaked audio recording of state Attorney General Keith Ellison’s meeting with figures linked to the…
In this episode of the American Experiment Podcast, Grace, Kathryn, and Bill sit down for another rendition of STOP THE TAPE! — this time featuring some wild takes from the…
Another leaked audio recording links Minnesota’s Attorney General Keith Ellison to the Feeding Our Future (FOF) scandal. This much earlier recording (June 2021) raises more questions about Ellison’s public statements…
New polling by Gallup shows that Americans are less interested in buying and owning electric vehicles than in 2023. While consumer interest in EVs has waned, interest in hybrids exceeds…
American Experiment broke the story last week of an hour-long recording of Attorney General Keith Ellison meeting with participants in the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal. During the meeting Ellison…
The administration of MN Gov. Tim Walz went out of their way to praise the help given by Feeding Our Future (FOF), the free-food fraudsters, amidst the Afghan refugee crisis…
Local arts college taps Second Harvest Heartland executive as its next President. The Minneapolis College of Arts and Design (MCAD) issued a press release last Thursday: As Co-Chairs of the…
Economic growth Star Tribune: Minnesota stocks plummet as tariffs’ impact spooks consumers and companies Star Tribune: Minnesota company stocks tank amid larger market downturn Business Record: Economic indicators result in…
Since American Experiment first ran our exclusive story on the leaked Keith Ellison/Feeding Our Future audio recording from December 2021, the scandal within a scandal is beginning to pick up…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how the growth rate of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can be broken down into the shares that come from growth…