We at the Center write a lot about taxes and their impact on the state’s economy. We write less often about the impact of regulations. As we noted in our…
When it rains it pours, nonstop in the case of the seemingly doomed Southwest Light Rail Transit Line under construction. The latest debacle in the most expensive public works project…
The Minnesota Freedom Fund, which pays criminal bail for those who cannot afford it, is facing another instance where a client is rearrested shortly after release. According to Crime Watch…
Willmar Radio carried the following story yesterday: Triple-A reports the average price for a gallon gas in Minnesota has jumped 10 cents in the last week. That’s the biggest increase…
Anti-mining groups in Minnesota like to pretend that our state’s deposits of copper, nickel, cobalt, platinum, and palladium are globally insignificant, so they can argue that we don’t need to…
Mayor Melvin Carter has been trying to make changes to St. Paul’s rent control ordinance before it goes into effect on May 1. To that, he announced on Friday that…
Proponents of unreliable wind and solar energy often downplay the severe problems created by the fact that wind and solar don’t work very often by arguing that battery storage technology…
Minnesota’s unemployment rate has fallen in recent months, but this is entirely due to Minnesotans leaving the labor force. Our state actually ranks 8th in the United States for the…
What is it about swimming and wokeness lately? First, we have a biological man competing (and breaking records) in women’s college swimming events. Now, a 12-year-old Duluth swimmer shows up…
It’s been exactly 30 days since the FBI raids on the St. Anthony-based free-food nonprofit Feeding Our Future. With the passing of time, more questions have piled up than answers.…
Earlier this month, a group of senators primarily representing Northeastern states called on Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to halt permits for new liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities based on concerns that…
State and local taxes and spending KNSI: Lawmakers Visit St. Cloud In Renewed Push for Frontline Worker Bonus Pay Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota senators OK $2.7B plan to replenish jobless…
The value of a dollar is what it can buy you. And what a dollar can buy you in Minnesota depends on where you live in the state. According to…
Rep. Mike Howard (DFL-Richfield) has surged ahead of Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL-Minnetonka) in the race to see who could have the biggest conflict of interest at the state capitol.…
Minnesota students in school districts that switched to distance learning over the course of the 2020-21 school year had greater declines in math compared to their peers in school districts…
The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota is seeking to recover assets purchased with the alleged proceeds of the Feeding Our Future scandal. As of yet, no properties have been seized. Not…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced new rules that will require the agency to jump through more hoops to permit building natural gas pipelines. The rules will make…
In a punishment that stunned many, Dakota County District Court Judge Jamie Cork sentenced an Apple Valley man this week to 10 years probation following his guilty plea to raping…
Restaurant and bar owners in St. Paul, already struggling to recover from COVID-19 and government responses to it, were dealt another blow last month when Mayor Melvin Carter imposed a…
Gas prices in the Golden State are flirting with $5 per gallon due to the energy policies enacted, such as the state’s cap-and-trade program and Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which…
It’s been exactly four weeks since 200 officers executed FBI search warrants at the St. Anthony offices of the nonprofit Feeding Our Future and related sites. Not one person has…
Our Give It Back campaign is sending thousands of emails to Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota legislators demanding that the surplus be returned to the people who created it. A…
Approximately one in every five Minnesotans has an occupation that requires a license. According to a 2017 report by the Institute of Justice (IJ), Minnesotans spend on average $238 in…
This week sees the launch of our new report, ‘It’s Our Surplus: Give It Back!: The case for permanent tax cuts for Minnesotans.’ In it, we argue that Minnesota’s politicians,…