Between the pandemic and the giant riot fence, there haven’t been that many political rallies in St. Paul this year. Saturday over 100 people gathered at the Governor’s Residence to…
We’ve seen many cases of interesting new learning techniques brought on by the government-mandated school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the most interesting of them all is…
California car regulations are likely coming to Minnesota. On late Friday afternoon, an administrative law judge ruled that the Walz administration can impose these onerous new mandates without the need…
Recently, I wrote an op-ed for the Star Tribune that argued that increased unemployment benefits are preventing employers from hiring. Most agree that there is an unusual situation in Minnesota’s…
Economic growth Star Tribune: Recovery is more visible as Q1 results at Minnesota companies emerge Star Tribune: Twin Cities construction activity grows just 1% in March Bemidji Pioneer: Rural Airbnb…
A picture can say a thousand words. The graph below shows electricity generation in New York state after the closure of the Indian Point power plant. Nuclear generation falls substantially…
According to the Tax Foundation, Minnesota currently has the fifth highest top rate of state income tax in the United States, 9.85%. The budget currently proposed by the Minnesota House…
In the final days of the Minnesota legislative session, a conference committee of five Senators and five House members is negotiating whether to accept Green New Deal provisions in the…
As the pandemic passes and national and state economies reopen, what is in store for the economy? Some basic macroeconomics might tell us. Theory The macroeconomics of a pandemic When…
In 2020, on average, individuals aged 54 and younger were about 4 times more likely to die from an overdose than from COVID-19.
A devastating guest column in the Star Tribune exposes the dirty little secret behind who benefits from the city of Minneapolis’ plan to eliminate parking and further reduce vehicle lanes…
The following article was written by Michael Shellenberger and was published at Environmental Progress: America’s leading climate and environmental groups including Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Energy Foundation, and Environmental…
For the first time since invoking emergency orders, Gov. Tim Walz lost a court battle challenging his emergency powers, specifically his orders limiting church worship services, treating them differently than…
This is the focus in a district where 53 percent of 10th grade students can't read at grade level and nearly 73 percent of 11th graders aren't proficient in math.
During the pandemic last year, Minnesota schools racked up quite a losing streak at the polls, a trend that appears to be continuing so far in 2021.
Economic theory dictates that when labor demand is higher than labor supply, employers raise wages in order to attract workers.
Xcel Energy has finally told the truth about the cost of solar panels, in North Dakota. In a document submitted to the North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC), the equivalent…
COVID “doesn’t discriminate by age”: Serious cases on the rise in younger adults So ran an MPR News headline at the weekend. I last wrote about this in November: The…
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) had influence on the school reopening guidance released in February by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to emails Americans for…
During the pandemic, states enacted numerous restrictions to curb the transmission of the virus. One of those restrictions was a stay-at-home order. In Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz declared a peacetime…
American Experiment delivers 5,000 signatures demanding return of statue to Capitol grounds Center of the American Experiment delivered a petition signed by 5,000 Minnesotans to return the Christopher Columbus statue…
Gov. Tim Walz met in person this week with Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, marking the beginning of the final budget negotiations for…
The Minnesota Chamber has a new report out: “Minnesota: 2030, a framework for economic growth.” It is a weighty tome, but this does mean that it contains a lot of…
At the very least State Sen. Dave Senjem (R-Rochester), hoped his legislation would draw attention to the methods used to keep the state’s Canada goose population under control. Is “shoving…