Research shows that students who graduate during a recession suffer a range of negative effects on income and health and that these effects linger for a very long time.
Last week the Minneapolis Star-Tribune ran an article entitled “Xcel Proposes $3B in Renewable Projects to Bolster Economy Dogged by Pandemic.” In the article, the author discusses Xcel’s plan to…
From April to May, forty-four states saw their unemployment rates fall. Minnesota saw an increase, and the largest increase in the United States.
The U.S. economy has taken a pounding from Covid-19. But so have other economies. To judge how well or badly we have fared, it is reasonable to ask 'relative to…
The numbers show that the pandemic just isn't 'exploding' here in the way the models driving Gov. Walz' decisions forecast. And where he actually could do some good, in our…
The state's own data shows that there is no case for Gov. Walz continuing to rule by decree.
Gov. Walz tells us that he needs to keep his emergency powers to protect us from Covid-19. How, then, is he managing to produce outcomes so much worse than in…
Minnesota needs qualified ICU nurses to help fight Covid-19. Membership of the national Nurse Licensure Compact would make that easier.
On May 13th, the state's Covid-19 model forecast 1,441 deaths by the end of May. We had 1,040.
For Covid-19, Minnesota's care homes are some of the most deadly in the United States. Why is that?
Outside of these facilities Minnesota is safer than average, but data shows that we're failing to protect those most vulnerable.
Covid-19 ICU cases are edging up, but by imposing a ban on elective surgeries and then lifting that ban, Gov. Walz has created a simultaneous surge of non-Covid-19 ICU cases.
Polls show that a majority of people support Gov. Walz' stay-at-home restrictions and business closures. But talk is cheap. The data on their actual movements tell a different story.
From March to April, the unemployment rate in our state rose from 2.9% to 8.1% as the number of unemployed Minnesotans increased by 160,627.
Binding, verifiable benchmarks offer us a path forward which eschews the false dichotomy of 'shut 'em all down' versus 'open 'em all up'
Minnesota's comparatively poor record on Covid-19 fatalities in nursing and assisted living facilities shows that our state government has failed to protect those most at risk.
In this unprecedented time of economic mayhem, Minnesota's small businesses need some certainty from state government. Sadly, they aren't getting it.
As State Attorney General Keith Ellison brings the full force of government to bear on the owner of Shady's Hometown Tavern in Albany, where is the grand plan behind all…
"We can say with 95 percent confidence that we are going to need a minimum of 3,000 beds starting in the middle of May." -Gov. Walz, April 8th. Yesterday, there…
A couple of weeks ago, it wasn’t unusual to hear people praising Minnesota as leading the nation in its response to Covid-19. We don’t hear anyone saying that now. So…
There seems to be little rhyme or reason to the Governor's knob twiddling and, as a result, small business in Minnesota have little idea where they stand. The shutdown has…
The state's much vaunted model shows that extending the stay-at-home order to the end of May will see a higher ICU peak and more deaths.
You can't turn a normative question into a positive one. The question 'What will be the consequences of choosing Scenario 3?' is a positive one for 'science' to answer. But…
The April jobs report is terrible and when Minnesota's numbers come out they are unlikely to be any better. Indications are that poorer counties and lower paid occupations will have…