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Triumphs vs the state bring hope for small businesses.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, when humans used stone tools in their daily lives, it would have been virtually impossible to imagine a more sophisticated way of life. Yet…

Just weeks ago, Sen. Tina Smith, (D-Minn.) and her Democratic colleagues were cheerleading their big win in collaborating with Major League Baseball’s controversial decision to politicize the All Star game…

Center of the American Experiment is the leading organization in the state of Minnesota promoting reliable, affordable electricity. This is why we believe it is vitally important for our supporters…

Getting out of the way of the economy.

For the average person, Jeff Bezos using his money to go to space was probably a non-event. However, for some politicians, this signifies a policy failure that needs correcting. Business…

Yesterday, Gov. Tim Walz visited Phillips and Temro Industries — manufacturers of electric vehicle chargers — to sell his ‘clean car’ rules, which take effect in 2024 for the 2025…

In May 2020, Great River Energy made a surprising announcement: It would close the Coal Creek Station — a large, 1,150-megawatt coal plant in North Dakota — if it could…

Red Wing residents fight to remove the entire city council.

Education Minnesota President Denise Specht had an op-ed in the Alexandria Echo Press recently (“Commentary: Preparing students for civic life shouldn’t be so controversial,” July 17) that stated Minnesota’s proposed…

According to the Tax Foundation’s State Business Tax Climate Index, Minnesota has the 46th most favorable tax system for businesses in the country. This is mainly due to high individual…

You can almost understand their outrage. After all, Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota State Patrol and Minneapolis police have coddled leftist mobs who’ve made a habit of taking their protest…

Dictionary.com offers several definitions of the word ‘frequency,’ one of which is: Also frequence. the state or fact of being frequent; frequent occurrence Bear this definition in mind when you consider what…

American Experiment policy fellow Isaac Orr will join Justice and Drew at 7:35 a.m. to discuss the Walz administration’s decision to impose California car mandates on Minnesota drivers.

Statement from Isaac Orr at Center of the American Experiment regarding Gov. Walz’s misguided California emissions rulemaking Isaac Orr, Policy Fellow for Energy and the Environment at Center of the…

Center of the American Experiment is becoming a national leader in energy modeling, conducting modeling for organizations in four states, with more on the way. Today, at 11 a.m. Central…

Why a transportation committee senator should stay in her lane.

The Minnesota Twins and other virtue-signaling elites will eventually reassess their PR rush to embrace Black Lives Matter.

Minnesotans petition for statue’s return to Capitol.

Labor market Pioneer Press: Minnesota lost 600 jobs in June, first decline since 2020 Grand Rapids Herald Review: DEED: Minnesota’s unemployment rate holding steady Fillmore County Journal: Minnesota’s unemployment rate…

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Why the Page Amendment hurts students.

I was very pleased to see that my recent Star Tribune op-ed — Minnesota, we have a problem — generated not one but two day’s worth of replies. Sadly, many…

In 1999, 23 percent of adults in Minnesota reported smoking a cigarette. By 2018, that number was down to just 14 percent. Similarly, in 2000, 32 percent of Minnesota high…