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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr in episode 278 of the In The Tank Podcast. Recently, big corporations like Amazon, Google,…

It's safe to say there won't be an outcry from Bloomington residents over the city's decision to shut down its branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles. There's probably not…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

According to new data, during the shutdown, workers already earning over $100k saw their incomes grow and their lives improve. This cannot be said, however, for low-income workers. This just…

On January 21, 2021, Governor Walz announced his administration would require 100 percent of Minnesota's electricity to come from "clean energy" by 2040. The plan also seeks to increase mandates for…

Despite the disruptions to education this past year, there is broad bipartisan and minority support for parental choice.

Covid-19 non-ICU hospitalizations are also down, by 67% from their late November peak.

In the name of ending white supremacy and systemic racism, school districts are indoctrinating students with a new radical vision of American society.

New data shows that Minnesota's unemployment declined due to people leaving the workforce. Job losses were concentrated in the hospitality industry which saw stricter Covid-19 restrictions throughout the month of…

Minneapolis is too important to leave in the hands of its own elected officials.

Progressives are now engaged in doing theology without God.

Today, I'll be testifying in the Minnesota House of Representatives on their proposed bill that would require 100 percent of Minnesota's electricity to come from "clean" energy by 2040.

Sensible policy will come from weighing the costs of policy actions against the benefits. Too often during this pandemic, policymakers have oversold the benefits and downplayed the costs.

A new study found evidence suggesting that federal regulations are associated with increased deaths at the state level.

A group representing thousands of Minnesota parents has filed a motion in federal court requesting an immediate injunction prohibiting Gov. Tim Walz from enforcing the state's "dangerous mask mandate and…

Today, I'll be presenting to the Minnesota State Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee on Governor Walz's California car mandates. The hearing will begin at 4:30 pm.

Biden's plan for childcare doubles down on past solutions that have sought to improve childcare by expanding government oversight and funding. His plan, if enacted will likely result in increased…

Gov. Tim Walz called the federal government's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine an "abject failure." But that doesn't begin to describe the state's botched attempt today to make the vaccine…

For many elementary children across the state, this week marked a return to in-person instruction as part of a rolling start process that gradually brings students back into classrooms.

The state of Minnesota is currently conducting a “sweeping” rewriting of its permitting rules to force state agencies like the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to consider the greenhouse gas impact…

Minnesota's record low flu season continues. Either the number of people suffering with seasonal flu isn't down - or at least isn't down by that much - but they are…

Many states, including Minnesota, made temporary changes to their licensing requirements in health care in order to allow residents to access health care services from out of state providers during…

Should testing—for a second year—be skipped? According to The Washington Post's editorial board, "that would be a mistake."