State and local taxes and spending The Center Square: How Much Minnesota Taxes Its Residents Compared to Other States Bloomberg Tax: Minnesota House Sheds Modesty With Bold Tax Overhaul Plan…
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Wednesday to address school closures during COVID-19. Republican committee members focused…
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On housing and childcare, Minnesotans face higher costs than many other Americans.
Remember when libraries were sanctuaries of silence, when even talking in hushed tones met with disapproval? That’s the least of the concerns now at many libraries, particularly those located downtown…
23 of America’s richest billionaire families donated to Minnesota Democrats (DFL) in the past three years. Collectively, they donated over $6.2 million to the MN DFL in that time. These…
The state Senate released its budget yesterday, meaning that we finally have all three budget proposals. These will now be knocked together into a final bill. How do the three…
UMLC drills down on the governor’s authority to declare a state emergency.
On a bipartisan vote, the Minnesota Senate has protected an alternative pathway to teacher licensure and stopped a change to the state’s postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO) program that would have…
Coal may be a dirty word to climate zealots, but not in North Dakota. Not even in Washington, D.C., for those in the know, given the confirmation of significant reserves…
When the Senate DFL introduced a bill to expand the child and dependent care credit — SF 09, American Experiment provided written testimony opposing the bill. In the testimony, we argued…
Bob Dylan’s newest book speaks to the present through the songs of the past.
In 1983, a report by the United States National Commission on Excellence in Education sounded the alarm on the many failures in American education. Following the release of the report,…
Why Education Minnesota is the most systemically racist organization in the state.
Even in the face of a record-breaking budget surplus, Democrats continue to treat Minnesota businesses with contempt. The 2023 legislature will create new taxes, raise others and pile on job-crushing…
Catch up on the latest American Experiment events, initiatives, and policy work.
Teacher licensure exams take up the ‘equity’ cause.
Governor Walz needs to ban TikTok from state government devices. Governors across the country are taking steps to prevent TikTok from being used or downloaded on government-owned devices. TikTok poses…
They keep digging deeper. Bill Walsh posted his list of the top 10 bad things that happened at the state capitol last week. This week, he’s going to need a…
In an apparent attempt to confuse and mislead the public, Senate Democrat Leadership used last night’s floor debate on the omnibus education finance bill to vote both ways on language…
Dramatic declines in college admissions led the 2020 Minnesota Legislature to set a goal. The state looked to increase the number of financial aid applications (FAFSA) filed by high school…
The four-year graduation rate for Minnesota’s class of 2022 is up slightly from 2021, according to newly released data from the Minnesota Department of Education. At 83.55 percent, this is…
A line of credit has been added to the state parks’ budget bill to backstop initial construction costs at the proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. The Bismarck Tribune…
Minnesota’s new teacher licensing standards will require educators to ‘demonstrate’ ideological content.