Governor Dayton called on Minnesota legislators Tuesday to disperse $138 million in “emergency” school funding across every district in the state. Dayton says it’s a one-time funding response to 59…
The Senate Republicans have released their tax bill and, like the bill that passed the House on Monday, it proposes cuts in lower income tax rates. While it leaves higher…
Our treatment by Congress and presidents back to George H. W. Bush has been downright shabby. The refugee resettlement program is a federal program; it was supposed to be paid…
Workplace democracy is, unfortunately, a short-lived promise to teachers in Minnesota. While teachers’ unions often claim to favor a democratic approach to our public education system, teachers are rendered mute…
In an important column in the Star Tribune last Saturday (April 28), John Rash wrote that according to the “2018 World Press Index,” the United States ranked 45th out of…
The administrative state operates largely under the radar. Yet every once in a while the public gets a peek at the way things really work, how regulations written by anonymous…
The House tax bill, passed last night, is an improvement on the Governor's tax hike. But for all the talk of tax cuts, this is really only proposing to keep…
The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee has scrapped the giveaway to wind developers that was initially included as part of the House Omnibus bill, and American Experiment played a part…
The majority of the consequences of any act are unintended. When appraising a policy, we must look at the unintended consequences, not just the intended ones.
Isaac Orr was recently on the Up and At 'Em Podcast, a daily podcast that discusses politics in Minnesota, to discuss energy policy in the state. You can listen to…
Knowing of American Experiment’s project, “Great Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree,” a producer at Minnesota Public Radio recently sent us the printed version of a very good story written by…
Leftists often say they’re happy to pay taxes. So why the outrage from hundreds of residents in the reliably one party city of Minneapolis suddenly flooding City Hall with complaints…
There is a large rock outside Minnetonka High School, where painting the rock apparently is a tradition. Last week, some students painted an American flag on the rock. They also…
Legislators didn’t bat an eye two years ago, passing licensing regulations for eyelash extension technicians. Despite warnings licensing would ultimately drive up costs and drive out businesses, most lawmakers voted…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
On April 26, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) announced that it has reached “collaborative agreements” with 10 school districts and charter schools which it claims discriminate against black…
The Clean Power Plan would have required Minnesota to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt hour of electricity produced by 41.7 percent below 2012 levels by the year 2030.…
"Congressional intent is that any MPO who’s structure changes in order to adhere to federal law, will be given a transition period. This amendment does not put in jeopardy any…
It is finally Tax Freedom Day in Minnesota, eight days after the national day. Every time in those last eight days that you have dragged yourself out of bed, commuted…
A famous statue of Stephen Foster, often referred to as the father of American music, has stood in Pittsburgh for more than 100 years. (Foster was a native of Pennsylvania.)…
Career and technical education (CTE) programs are ready to be taken seriously. Gone is the vocational education of years past that was generally interpreted as second-best and known to channel…
Round One of the NFL Draft is tonight, and the Minnesota Vikings will be hoping to be able to capture the magic of the draft yet again this year as…
Timing is everything and the Center is hosting a lunch forum with Candace Owens just as her profile is exploding in the national news, partly because Kanye West tweeted, “I…
On April 24th Rep. Jason Lewis put forth a locally important amendment to H.R. 4, the bill re-authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. It is a simple amendment that would finally…