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

One of the most common ways people are misled about the cost of renewable energy is the belief that wind and solar will save them money because they have no…

From New York to Philadelphia to California, school discipline reforms focused on curtailing school suspensions and implementing “restorative justice” practices are putting students’ academic achievement and safety at risk.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVoss, three months ago in May, named 121 high school students “Presidential Scholars.” Excellent. Though unbeknownst to me at the time (probably my own fault it wasn’t…

When Boris Johnson was elected leader of Britain's Conservative Party, he was instantly branded 'hard right'. There is nothing in his record to justify that. It is just another example…

This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Picture Minnesota. Do…

While Minnesota's occupational licensing environment might not be as challenging as in some other states, there is room for improvement and, at the very least, the growth of recent years…

This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Another shocking election…

On Tuesday, I wrote about how a recent study has found that there are more trees and vegetation today than there was 30 years ago, despite the fact that there…

This article originally appeared in today’s Pioneer Press. The version below is the same text, but with graphics added. Xcel Energy recently unveiled its plan to prematurely retire its coal…

As state and local agencies scramble to get their borrowing requests in, ask yourself two questions; 1) Is this really 'investment'? and 2) Should the government be doing this?

It seems like we’re always being told that we are losing on the environment. Not only that, it seems like we’re being told are losing even more today than we…

Google’s new college search feature launched last year to help “navigate the college search process.” Admissions, cost, majors, and graduation data are available in user-friendly formats to help prospective students…

Minnesota has above average corporate taxes and below average levels of entrepreneurship. Research suggests the two are linked.

Perhaps U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) needs to get back to her home district in St. Paul more often. The longtime congresswoman recently took umbrage at the way St. Paul…

Europe, which faces an even more serious workforce shortfall than the U.S. does, is discovering a new source of talent: workers over age 55. A recent Wall Street Journal article…

Yesterday I wrote about how oil, not wind and solar, is the most important source of energy for our military. Today I’d like to delve deeper into the electricity sector…

For over a year now, teachers have had the freedom to choose whether to financially support a government union. But there’s an information gap regarding this choice and what it…

State and local governments have caused the shortage of affordable housing in the Twin Cities. Now, they are looking at policies such as subsidies and rent controls to solve the…

America has the strongest military might in the world. We have 3,476 tactical aircraft, 760 attack helicopters, 637 unmanned drones, 157 bombers, 2,831 tanks, 93 cruisers, destroyers, and frigates, 10…

Liberals hate to lose. Instead they blame the Russians or worse, they blame the voters.

Looks like adding solar to the grid isn’t helping in Hawaii, after a blackout caused by a severed electric cable caused the natural gas generator to go offline. According to the Honolulu…

State retirement plans continue to face funding deficits nationwide. The pervasive pension underfunding not only affects current and retired public employees but taxpayers who provide the wages for government employees…

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