Special Screening of Little Pink House on Friday, April 27 at 7:30 PM CDT at the Lagoon Cinema 1320 Lagoon Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55408. After the film there will be a…
Americans seem to love ranking their states and when these reflect well on the state Minnesota's media likes to publicize them. But a new ranking showing that our economic performance…
In Fall 2017, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) sent letters to 43 school districts and charter schools across the state, announcing that they are under investigation for racial…
Influential conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg’s new book, Suicide of the West, was released this week, and his sober essay in National Review, adapted from the book, can be found here. …
Last year, the HHS law contained a very odd provision; it empowered the governor to not only negotiate a new contract with the SEIU but it pre-ratified that contract with…
The Energy Information Administration has updated its analysis of federal energy subsidies to include the fiscal year 2016 numbers. The key takeaway is that energy subsidies have fallen substantially since…
Minnesota's rate of job growth in the twelve months to March 2018 ranked 37th out of the 50 states. Isn't this because unemployment in the state was already low? Well,…
In the last two weeks, our ever-expanding Metropolitan Council announced that it intends to become the owner of a rail corridor in order to facilitate the construction and operation of…
Fantasy sports are increasingly popular in Minnesota. So, of course, the state government wants to get involved.
A new provision in the Minnesota House of Representatives Energy and Jobs Omnibus bill includes a giveaway to wind developers at your expense. It is yet another step in the…
It's time to take back Earth Day.
Kanye West tweeted out a supportive message for black conservative media personality Candace Owens, and Twitter lost its mind. Candace Owens—the communications director for Turning Point USA and creator of…
The Congressional Budget Office's forecasts for federal finances make for grim reading and it is out of control entitlement spending which is to blame.
With the worker shortage problem expected to explode from the current 60,000 unfilled jobs to as many as 280,000 by the end of 2022, sufficient improvements to Minnesota’s talent development…
If you harbor any doubts about how far urban elites will go to force their environmental agenda on everyone else, check out the latest from Minneapolis. Bike obsessed city planners…
The argument that deficit spending is needed to maintain full employment is an old one. Here, in a column from this day in 1963, Newsweek's Henry Hazlitt sets the record…
One of leftist protesters’ go-to tactics involves shutting down freeways and blocking transit lines. The most notorious incident occurred in July 2016 when protesters took over I-94 following the death…
Bonnie Blodgett recently penned a pessimistic piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, but cheer up, Bonnie! Things are getting better!
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
By driving out wealthy citizens, it results in a loss of net revenue for the state's coffers.
As Boomers retire, the number of unfilled jobs in Minnesota is expected to explode from 60,000 to as much as 280,000 in just five years.
Dan Moore used to be a wind farm developer near Blue Earth Minnesota. Now he regrets his involvement in wind energy.
Minnesota's tax climate is bad for business. Happily, two bills, from either side of the aisle, look to help that.
Today is national Tax Freedom Day. Until now, on average, every time an American worker has got out of bed and gone to work, every clock they've punched, they've done…