Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/26/19
July 27, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
July 27, 2019 by John Phelan
News
Governance
WSJ Columnist Kimberley Strassel Explains Mueller Testimony, Will be Keynote Speaker at Center’s Fall Briefing
July 26, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
Kimberley Strassel, a columnist for The Wall Street Journal, recently reported on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before two House committees this past week and how we are left with…
July 26, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
Economy
Minnesota’s economic growth lags national average for the third consecutive quarter
July 26, 2019
New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Minnesota’s economy was only the 36th fastest growing in the United States in the first quarter of 2019. While the…
July 26, 2019
Economy
Minnesota spends less than the U.S. generally on research and development. How can state tax policy help?
July 26, 2019 by John Phelan
Minnesota is one of the highest taxed states in America. Research shows that these high tax rates disincentivize R&D. And the data shows that our state lags the national average…
July 26, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Iron Range Legislators Clap Back At Anti-PolyMet Letter Written by 18 Metro-Area DLF’ers
July 26, 2019 by Isaac Orr
It didn’t take long for a bipartisan group of Iron Range legislators to clap back against the letter written by 18 metro-area DFL lawmakers urging Governor Walz to cancel all…
July 26, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Education
National Teachers’ Union Fears Competition, Locks Down Local Unions Looking for an Exit
July 25, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
The recent trend of local unions cutting ties with their national affiliate (the National Education Association) has prompted the NEA to lock local unions in with new rules.
July 25, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
Energy & Environment
DFL Legislators Want to Halt PolyMet, Urge Governor To Cancel Permits
July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr
According to the Star Tribune, eighteen liberal Democratic lawmakers from the Metro area are calling for Governor Tim Walz to suspend all state permits for PolyMet’s proposed copper-nickel mine in…
July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Economy
Minnesota had the the 36th fastest growing economy in the United States in the first quarter of 2019
July 25, 2019 by John Phelan
New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) today shows that, in the first quarter of 2019, Minnesota had the 36th fastest growing economy out of the 50 states…
July 25, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Xcel Energy CEO Made $26.2 Million in 2018 As Your Electric Bill Reached a New All-Time High
July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr
The Star Tribune recently ran a piece announcing that Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke was the third-highest paid CEO in Minnesota in 2018 with a total pay of $26.2 million…
July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Governance
Backlash Forces St. Cloud to Ditch Drastic Rental Property Mandates
July 24, 2019 by Tom Steward
On second thought, maybe it’s not such a great idea to force St. Cloud property owners to spend thousands of dollars on a regulatory program with a catchy title but…
July 24, 2019 by Tom Steward
Governance
At the Legislature
July 24, 2019 by John Hinderaker
American Experiment leaves an imprint in St. Paul.
July 24, 2019 by John Hinderaker
Transportation
Gravy train
July 24, 2019 by Tom Steward
Amtrak prepares to soak Minnesota taxpayers.
July 24, 2019 by Tom Steward
Governance
Legislative Recap: American Experiment leaves an impact in St. Paul
July 24, 2019 by John Hinderaker
Minnesota’s conservatives did quite well in the 2019 legislative session (read detailed report here). The legislature increased spending by six percent—too much, but less than it went up last year…
July 24, 2019 by John Hinderaker
Culture
Not buying it
July 24, 2019 by Ron Eibensteiner
Want to predict the future political pulse of American voters? Look at Canada.
July 24, 2019 by Ron Eibensteiner
Energy & Environment
11 Ways Minnesota Families Are Subsidizing Solar
July 24, 2019 by Isaac Orr
There is a pervasive fiction that solar is somehow lower cost than other sources of electricity and that this form of energy is competing on a level playing field with…
July 24, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Transportation
2018 Traffic Congestion Worst on Record Under Failed MnDOT Plan
July 23, 2019 by Tom Steward
If you drive the Twin Cities freeways, you don’t need to read MnDOT’s annual report to know traffic congestion gets worse every year. But for the record, 2018 ranks as…
July 23, 2019 by Tom Steward
Education
National Teachers’ Union Adopts New Social Agenda, Votes Down Proposal to Prioritize Student Learning
July 23, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
The national teachers’ union—the National Education Association—held its annual convention in Houston the beginning of July. This year, NEA delegates voted and approved new business items such as teaching the…
July 23, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
Education
Killing the unicorn
July 23, 2019
Black teacher attacked in the name of racial equity.
July 23, 2019
Culture
2019 fall briefing
July 23, 2019
Strassel will keynote event.
July 23, 2019
Energy & Environment
Green rules
July 23, 2019 by Tom Steward
Cold water on summer amusements.
July 23, 2019 by Tom Steward
Governance
2019 legislative recap
July 23, 2019
What's going on at the Capitol?
July 23, 2019
Economy
Tackling the skills gap
July 23, 2019
The Center’s project plans new videos.
July 23, 2019
Energy & Environment
ACE inhibitor?
July 23, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Will the utilities let Trump’s ACE rule help Minnesota’s miners and manufacturers?
July 23, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Economy
Five of eight Minnesota Reps. voted to hike the minimum wage to $15 and destroy 1.3 million jobs
July 23, 2019 by John Phelan
We must judge public policies by their effects, not their intentions.
July 23, 2019 by John Phelan