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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal is joined by Isaac Orr (Center of the American Experiment) and Jason Hayes (Mackinac Center for Public Policy) for episode #315 of the In The…

Economic growth WCCO: Business Confidence In Economy Plummets, Midwest Report Says WCCO: Smaller Products, Rising Prices: Shrinkflation Hitting Grocery Store Shelves Star Tribune: Duluth tourism rebound ‘the recovery year we…

There is currently a comment period at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for Xcel Energy’s plan to close their coal plants a decade before the end of their useful…

When I started studying for my economics degree in 2007, people’s eyes would glaze over when I told them what I studied. By the time I started my second year…

The city of St. Paul is set to enact one of the strictest tobacco policies in the nation. According to a report by MPR, St. Paul city council members will…

Xcel Energy’s current plans to shut down their coal-fired power plants a decade before the end of their useful lifetime and replacing them with a combination of natural gas, wind,…

Minnesota’s craft brewers have been an economic success story over the last decade. Brewer’s Association data shows 35 craft breweries operating statewide in 2011: in 2020, that number was up to 217,…

It’s like winning the lottery and tearing up the winning ticket. At least that’s how state officials must view the indifference of hundreds of local governments to the latest federally-funded…

Evidence is clear that tax hikes, especially those on income, are very harmful to economic growth since they are more distortionary to productive economic activity than other taxes. Income taxes…

Gov. Tim Walz met with legislative leaders yesterday afternoon. No agreement was reached, so he sent lawmakers a post-meeting letter laying out what he wants in a special session: Among…

A recent survey from Rassmussen has found that most Americans, 52 percent, think that electric vehicles (EVs) are impractical and don’t expect them to replace gasoline-powered cars any time soon.…

Trying to pitch the $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending package, President Joe Biden made an outrageous claim that his Build Back Better Agenda costs $0. According to the reasoning, the bill…

Center of the American Experiment launched a new website and parent chat tool today that will shine the light of accountability on the state’s education system as it moves further…

Easy come, easy go. Yesterday, an internal technical issue took Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp and Instagram offline for six hours starting around 10 a.m. CT. Suddenly, if you wanted to know…

The global energy crisis is so large that CNN ran a story detailing how 80 million households in Europe may struggle to pay their heating bills as natural gas and…

Advocates of occupational licensing claim that it is necessary to improve quality. However, this argument for licensing has proven largely untrue. According to research evidence, licensing has very little effect…

American imports of Russian crude oil and petroleum products hit an all-time high in May of 2021, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Russian imports have…

One of the few positives to come out of Duluth’s response to COVID-19 was the postponement of the city’s tax on plastic bags penalizing businesses and consumers for their complicity…

State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Wave of workers’ comp claims, settlements worsen Minneapolis budget outlook Stillwater Gazette: Minnesota’s Main Street COVID relief grant application open Austin Daily…

Exactly a month from today, residents of St. Paul will vote on whether to allow the city council to enact a rent control measure that caps rent increases at three…

Can a company discriminate against their employees based on the color of their skin in 2021? One of Minnesota’s most storied corporations, Honeywell, Inc. believes it can. Honeywell fired Chuck…

A couple of years ago I asked if Gov. Tim Walz was a Canute. This was a reference to the 11th century king of England, Denmark and Norway, Cnut the…

There is good news in the energy world, for a change. Enbridge has announced that they have completed construction on the Line 3 pipeline, and that oil will begin flowing…