Gov. Walz made himself look foolish a while back when he claimed he could control the weather. But controlling people is little easier.
The economic cost of the Coronavirus shutdown is being disproportionately borne by Minnesota's small businesses.
Minnesotans are already some of the most heavily taxed citizens in the U.S. and the state government is already spending record amounts of money per resident. The forecast budget deficit…
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans are being economically crushed by the Coronavirus shutdown. For seeking practical solutions - which accord with Gov. Walz' stated wishes - they should not be…
As Minnesota meets the goals set by Gov. Tim Walz when he extended the shutdown on April 8, does his new justification for extending it again make sense? Yesterday, Gov.…
In a recent press conference, Gov. Walz said: “I’ve said from the very beginning of this, sheltering in place til a vaccine comes is…is not sustainable.” He is right. Sen.…
Since April 10th when the original stay-at-home order was set to expire, 150,669 Minnesotans have filed for unemployment. If the time we bought with their lost jobs to add 'surge…
It would be a mistake to set a date for the reopening of Minnesota's economy: the Coronavirus does not operate to a calendar. But our state government can make a…
Good news, but Minnesotans should have access to the best healthcare practitioners who want to come here at any time. To realize that, our state should join the national Nurse Licensure Compact.
Gov. Walz targets of 5,000 Covid-19 tests a day and another 1,100 ICU beds give us something firm to aim for to reopen the state's economy.
The burden, in terms of lost jobs, of fighting the Coronavirus has been heavier in some parts of our state than others.
Why isn't Minnesota in the Nurse Licensure Compact? Because the union - the Minnesota Nurses Association - wants to protect its privileged position. This goes against the desires of the…
Gov. Walz says he wants 5,000 tests a day before he starts reopening the state's economy. Mayo says it can do that.
Iron mining facilities idled and lay offs in northeastern Minnesota show that the damage from the Coronavirus shutdown is spreading across the state's economy.
In deciding how to deal with the Coronavirus, we should take all factors into account. There is no greater issue currently facing our state, or our country.
Egg and I in Lyn-Lake, started 40 years ago by single mother Cathy Grotbeck, is closing for good.
The article below appeared in Forbes, and it does a good job of summarizing how many of the policies advocated by environmental activists harm human safety in times like the Coronavirus outbreak.…
Bashing a major multi-national like 3M might make for good Twitter, but it is very dangerous public policy. In the fight against the Coronavirus, it is more important that usual to…
Many Minnesota breweries, bars, and restaurants are sitting on perishable product that they are not legally allowed to sell under current regulations. This temporary regulatory relief would allow them to…
In the space of a few weeks, Minnesota's fiscal question has been flipped on its head: from 'How do we deal with a forecast surplus?' to 'How do we deal…
To help us fight the Coronavirus, Gov. Walz should implement the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and allow nurses and other healthcare workers to work in our state as long as…
More than 300,000 Minnesotans have applied for the state unemployment insurance program since March 16th, but there are still some people out there looking to hire.
A public health crisis like the Coronavirus is bound to cause economic harm. Some business will survive, some won't. But all would be in a better position to face it…
Minnesota's first responders are on the frontline of the state's fight against the Coronavirus, but state government has dropped a proposal to cover them under worker's comp.