A new study suggests education options—school choice—improve children’s mental health, reports The Wall Street Journal. While other studies have found that school choice reduces arrests and that private-school students experience…
Every New Year's Eve the Star Tribune publishes a top-20 list of the most widely read opinion pieces from its editorial columns of the year. And Minnesotans can be sure…
With more and more extreme environmental groups calling for the abolition of natural gas furnaces, it helps to learn more about their proposed alternative, heat pumps. Enjoy the video.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Start the year off right by signing American Experiment's petitions to stop Governor Walz from imposing California car mandates on Minnesota and to stop Xcel Energy from dramatically increasing the…
The evidence continues to mount on the detrimental impact of distance-learning online on Minnesota students, socially and academically. Yet on it goes.
New BEA estimates show that Minnesota's GDP in the third quarter grew at an annual rate of 36.3% largely due to the reopening efforts that took place during this period.
84 years ago, seven-year-old Kenny was on an errand, walking a county dirt road in rural Missouri, when a man driving a Caterpillar Ten crawler came down the way. He…
There are those who are subject to the law, like Larvita McFarquhar, and those who are not, like the 'activists' who have seized effective control of a chunk of Minneapolis.…
Governor Walz's latest executive order (EO) requiring most high schoolers participating in sports to wear protective masks clashes with his own guidelines giving professional athletes a pass from having to…
Reducing our annual greenhouse gas emissions from 154 million tons to zero tons would come at an enormous cost to Minnesota families and businesses but produce zero measurable environmental benefits.
Xcel Energy filed its most recent resource plan on June 30, 2020, for review by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Since then, thousands of Minnesota residents and Xcel customers…
Their event is important, yours isn't. This is 'One Minnesota'.
Which America should students be taught: America founded on hard work and freedom or America founded on bias and discrimination? The Minnesota Department of Education prefers the latter. Don't let…
According to Star Tribune, the twin cities have seen about 3 times more restaurant closures in 2020 compared to 2019, mainly thanks to the lockdown orders that heavily targeted the…
Elections have consequences, and because the outcomes of the recent elections will have important implications for energy policy in the next two years, it helps to examine the election results.…
Given the zeal which Attorney General Keith Ellison has shown for clamping down on those business which are deemed in breach of Gov. Walz' orders, surely the organizers of this…
People's livelihoods hinge on the decisions made based - allegedly - on the data these interviewers are collecting. Minnesotans deserve greater transparency from the state government than they are getting.
Last week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Xcel Energy’s $750 million plan to decommission and rebuild, or “repower” five wind facilities before the end of their useful 20-year…
The soaring incidences of carjackings, shootings, and violent crime in Minneapolis has received much-deserved media attention both locally and nationally. But St. Paul also faces an outbreak of violence and…
Sioux Falls has strong demand for housing but is relatively affordable because more houses are built. Supply expands to accommodate rising demand which helps keep prices low. This is is…
According to the November rent report from Apartment List, rents in Minneapolis are falling faster than many peer cities nationally, including Miami, Denver, Chicago, Baltimore and Atlanta. Rents for a two…
The University of Minnesota faces a $166 million budget shortfall as a consequence of shutting down campuses, along with tens of millions of dollars in related revenue, in response to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.