DFL legislators aiming to ban lead-based ammunition might as well have pinned a bullseye on the thousands of high school students who participate in the wildly popular sport of clay…
I have received dozens of calls and emails from our supporters asking whether they should allow Xcel Energy to swap out the electric meters on their homes for a new…
Last week, PBS reported: President Joe Biden is going all-in on calling out “shrinkflation.” The term applies to a seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so…
When the federal or state government swoops in to acquire land for wildlife refuges and other purposes, they’re supposed to reimburse counties for revenue lost as a result of removing…
Last year, the Supreme Court ruled — quite rightly — against race-based affirmative action in college admissions. It was an important step towards making college admissions fairer. There remains, however,…
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data show wind generation in Minnesota fell by 2.8 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, which is more than the 2 percent decline in wind…
Minnesota’s welfare system underwent significant expansion last year. This post is a breakdown of all the new spending that happened last year. As American Experiment’s most recent report notes, welfare…
The Circle of Education Funding in Minneapolis Public Schools is starting to look and act like a spiral. Overspending on the last teacher contract has caused two years of budget…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced today that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased — the rate of inflation — by 0.4% in February. This is the fastest rate…
Today I’ll be giving a talk in Owatonna detailing how liberal energy policies are making energy more expensive and less reliable. Tuesday, March 12, 202411:30 am – 1:00 pm Owatonna…
Another incident illustrates how quickly the downward spiral is accelerating. Esperanza Rae Harding, age 20, no permanent address, is being held on $1,500,000 bail, accused of murdering her 7-month-old son,…
On July 31, 2023, at 2 a.m. on busy metro freeway, Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan shot and killed Ricky Cobb II, during an attempt to arrest Cobb for violating…
There’s been no let up in the increased number of illegal aliens attempting to enter the U.S from Canada along the Grand Forks sector of the border encompassing Minnesota and…
1. The Senate Rules Committee held a hearing Friday on the internal rules that govern the Senate. No votes were taken as legislators offered possible changes and amendments. Sen. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) offered…
Vertically integrated Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs) across America are raking in record-breaking profits under the guise of the so-called “energy transition.” From 2014 to 2024, earnings for American electric utilities have…
Pointless A helpful way to begin assessing proposed legislation is to ask two questions: What problem does this bill address? How will this bill address that problem? A good example…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Proposal would tax Minnesota farmers to help pay for cleanup of nitrate pollution Duluth News Tribune: Our View: New tax credit can…
The competition between colleges and universities to capture a dwindling number of prospective students continues to heat up. After a decade of steadily declining overall enrollment, Ivory Tower administrators have…
View the follow-up to this post here. On September 19, 2023, HC Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) had turned over to her office its…
Earlier today, the Senate Housing and Homeless Prevention Committee held a hearing on two important housing reform bills — SF 3980 and SF 3964. SF 3964 is yet the most comprehensive…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that Xcel Energy has admitted that its equipment is partially responsible for the massive Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas. The fire has already burned more…
The top law enforcement officials in a northern Minnesota county have teamed up to take aim at DFL-sponsored bills they maintain will increase litigation, criminalize law-abiding citizens and fail to…
An arrest has been made in a case that made headlines back in December. Among other outlets, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the suspect was picked up in Chicago.…
Of Minnesota’s many supposed “labor shortages,” one of the most pressing is the shortage of nurses. Earlier this week, the Star Tribune reports: …about 1,000 workers from a dozen nursing…