There are currently no estimates for the economic cost of lack of access to affordable childcare on the whole state of Minnesota. But the high cost on employers due to…
Pre-COVID, the supply of and demand for middle-skill workers created a mismatch in our labor market. The “skills gap” pushed employers to come up with solutions that would combat the…
Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations are down in Minnesota, not that you'd know it from some of the state's leading media outlets.
A recent document called the Biden-Sanders Unity Task Force Recommendations calls for transitioning the entire fleet of 500,000 school buses in the United States, to American-made, zero-emission alternatives within five…
Thomas Sowell, a renowned economist, theorist and writer, published his latest book Charter Schools and Their Enemies on June 30, his 90th birthday. The book defends charter schools against those who…
'One Minnesota' is a smart slogan. That is all it is.
Keith Ellison’s latest lawsuit against American energy produces seems to have run aground due to concerns that the Attorney General’s office is using two attorneys, privately financed by a group…
The following article originally appeared in The Babylon Bee U.S.—Governors across the country have reinstated lockdowns mere weeks after slowly starting to lift them, citing a “concerning spike” in jobs and…
Heartland’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 251 of the In The Tank Podcast. With each passing week, we hear about another…
The riots in photos.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
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Senate lawmakers reiterated their expectation that the Columbus statue torn down by vandals on June 10 be returned to the State Capitol grounds expeditiously in an oversight hearing this week…
Minnesotans have little appetite for California’s vehicle standards.
Minnesotans support cops. Expect reform.
California is often thought of as a leader on environmental issues by moderates and liberals who sincerely want what’s best for the planet. However, there is a growing realization among…
Not surprisingly, pretty much all of us, African-Americans included, want our families to live in safe neighborhoods.
The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) recently conducted an informal survey asking Minnesota families about their experience with distance learning and their hopes for the upcoming school year. According to…
CBS has launched a new TV show called Tough As Nails. The reality competition series celebrates "everyday Americans who get their hands dirty while working long, hard hours to keep…
While we need to remain vigilant in the fight against this disease, the data offers no reason to either impose new measures, like a statewide mask mandate, or continue some…
In some heavily polluted parts of the world like China and India, the economic shutdowns that resulted from attempts to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus resulted in cleaner…
Gov. Noem talks us through how South Dakota flattened the curve without a statewide shutdown, what it was like having President Trump at Mount Rushmore, and more!
The big pay increase the Rochester City Council bestowed on itself and Mayor Kim Norton last winter raised eyebrows even in prosperous Med City. The council’s initial proposal to double…
The country of Mexico is pulling the plug on wind and solar installations amidst fears of rising electricity prices and a growing recognition that these unreliable sources of power add…