How well might a young person do if he or she doesn’t seek a four-year degree, but rather pursues a career in the trades?
This morning, I testified in front of the Senate tax committee in Saint Paul in favor of Senate File 1448, which would repeal Minnesota's estate tax. This tax likely costs the…
DFL legislators have proposed changes to the newly adopted teacher licensing rules that would hinder highly qualified teachers from becoming licensed. The changes would also undermine important gains made in…
If, with historically high revenues, they have failed to perform key tasks such as road maintenance, it isn't clear that a lack of money is the problem.
DFL Governor Tim Walz is making Mark Dayton look downright moderate. Just this morning the newly-elected governor held a press conference stating his goals for making Minnesota's electricity sector 100 percent…
Isaac Orr, Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment, released the following statement in response to Governor Walz’s Green New Deal: “Governor Tim Walz’s Minnesota Green New Deal is…
Xcel Energy representatives recently stated that the company's solar panels only produced 8 to 10 percent of their potential output because of snow cover. Xcel Energy posted a profit of $1.1…
The good news is that the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that you’re rich.
The following article was written by Michael Schellenberger, an environmentalist and advocate for nuclear power: When I was a boy, my parents would sometimes take my sister and me camping…
Hello! In this episode of In the Tank, we talk about Medicare for All, the latest in the Green New Deal saga, solar panel waste, and American Experiment economist John Phelan joins the podcast…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The story below from the Star Tribune summarizes a meeting held yesterday at the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which was held to determine how well Minnesota’s utility companies weathered…
The state government forecasts that, in coming years, spending growth will outpace economic growth. This means a growing share of the state's economy swallowed up by government.
The non-profit car sharing service HOURCAR claims to be about more than just making a buck like ordinary car rental companies–much more. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, everything we do is…
John Phelan, Economist at Center of the American Experiment, released the following statement in response to Minnesota’s February Budget and Economic Forecast: “With a $1 billion surplus and state tax…
A surplus of $1.0 billion poses the same questions as a surplus of $1.5 billion does. Should lawmakers spend it? Leave it with the state's citizens? Hold fire until the…
Poll results from an Education Next survey reveal the free-speech issues surrounding the Janus decision go well beyond plaintiff Mark Janus.
Want to learn more about the impact of the polar vortex on the energy system in Minnesota? Watch live as Xcel Energy's gas division, Centerpoint Energy, and Great Plains Gas…
During Wednesday’s hearing of the House Oversight Committee, Chairman Elijah Cummings told the Jewish Michael Cohen that if he lied to the committee again, he’d “nail him to a cross.” …
The energy world is buzzing today after the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO) released a report stating the wind didn’t show up to work during the polar vortex that swept…
The Minnesota Department of Commerce is celebrating the fact that our state has more inefficient, and incredibly expensive Community Solar installations, than any other state in the country. These installations…
Today Governor Walz announced his proposal to take out another $1.3 billion in bonds backed by state taxpayers. If passed, the $1.3 billion in borrowing would be added to the…
It must be an eye-opener to many of the 60 percent of Minnesota voters who backed Sen. Amy Klobuchar last November to see USA Today describe the state’s most popular politician this…
Well, folks. The results of the Energy Information Administration’s autopsy of the January 2019 polar vortex are in and wind fared very poorly, mainly because wind plants were turned off…