The United States is one of the freest countries in the world. But in 2020 that freedom came under threat. In fact, according to Cato’s Human Freedom Index 2022 update,…
Courts are skirting sentencing guidelines for gun related crimes.
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Is the DFL trying to chase people out of Minnesota? Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Minnesota taxpayers, brace yourselves…
As I explained in an earlier post, the DHS takes quite a huge chunk of the state budget already, so giving the agency more money puts pressure on other government…
As Gov. Tim Walz’s 100% carbon-free initiative speeds through the process this week, a little-known provision was tucked into his budget release that mandates electric vehicle charging stations be added…
Out with Columbus, in with the communists.
Late Thursday evening, the Minnesota State Senate passed the 100 percent carbon-free electricity mandate by 2040. American Experiment nicknamed this legislation the Blackout Bill because it will force electricity prices…
The Federal Reserve’s imprudent firing of a long-time employee sparks a lawsuit about religious freedom.
Center of the American Experiment released a report today detailing the success of the Minnesota Premium Security Plan (MPSP) in reducing costs for Minnesota’s individual health insurance market and offering…
Hennepin County public safety and public health leaders came together on a number of initiatives in the late 2010s that are having a positive impact on justice-involved individuals with mental…
The dust has settled on campaign finance for the 2022 election and Democrats once again out-raised and outspent Republicans by a long shot. It wasn’t even close. The Alliance for…
In his multi-billion spending proposal, Gov. Tim Walz wants to give the Department of Human Services about $3 billion more in spending for the next two biennia. The majority of…
Elected officials rarely turn down the chance to move into a bigger and better publicly-funded building, particularly if it means new offices and meeting rooms. So it’s no surprise the…
Now is the time to focus on holding lawmakers accountable to all Minnesotans.
The Minnesota Senate will vote on the Blackout Bill today, potentially sending the 100 percent carbon-free electricity mandate by 2040 to the desk of Governor Walz. So far, 10,178 people…
What Minnesotans can expect from Democrat-led environmental policies.
Democrats threaten to pull the state even further to the left.
This week the Minnesota House Health Finance and Policy committee heard three bills aimed at increasing price transparency across Minnesota’s health care system. I provided testimony highlighting the merits of…
When he announced his $65.2 billion two-year “One Minnesota” budget, a 26% increase from the current two-year budget, Gov. Walz claimed that it will “lower costs, cut taxes, and improve…
In Minnesota, families with incomes less than $55,300 can get back up to $1,050 in qualifying care expenses under the state’s Child and Dependent Care credit. Families with two or…
Cited as a cost-saving measure. Earlier this week, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Hennepin County has used $25 million in federal pandemic funds to purchase five motels to house…
Author and Manhattan Institute Fellow Heather Mac Donald has offered a brilliant piece in The Spectator on the death of Tyre Nichols, and the renewed calls for massive police reform. …
Why well-intentioned government policies to help the poor often fail.
In a surprising about-face after more than a year of controversy, Grand Forks officials now say they plan to reject the Fufeng Chinese corn milling plant proposed in a location…