Even at $2,000, ‘Walz Checks’ are still bad policy
Negotiations broke down last week between leaders of the state House, Senate, and Governor over whether or not to have a special session. This effectively ended the possibility of tax…
Negotiations broke down last week between leaders of the state House, Senate, and Governor over whether or not to have a special session. This effectively ended the possibility of tax…
Last week negotiations between leaders of the state House, Senate, and Governor over whether or not to have a special session broke down. If you’re wondering whether this was good…
Gov. Walz and legislative leaders in the state House and Senate announced the outline of a budget deal Monday morning. Fox 9 reports: The agreement calls for $4 billion in…
The recent tax bill by the Minnesota Senate would, among other things, cut our state’s bottom rate of state income tax from 5.35 percent to 2.80 percent. Refreshingly in these…
What to do with Minnesota’s historic surplus of $9.3 billion? That is the question dominating the Legislature. But from Minnesotans, the answer is clear: they want the state government to…
The State Senate passed a tax bill on Thursday that, among other things, would cut Minnesota’s bottom rate of state income tax from 5.35 percent to 2.80 percent. Refreshingly in…
Census Bureau data show that, in 2021, Minnesota lost 13,453 residents to other states, its biggest net loss of domestic migrants to other states in at least 30 years. Data…
The question of what to do with Minnesota’s forecast state government budget surplus of $9.3 billion is dominating political and policy discussion in the state right now. Such a decision…
On Monday, Minnesota Management & Budget announced that the state’s forecast budget surplus had grown to $9.3 billion. This is a staggering amount of money the state government is forecast…
Today, Minnesota’s Senate Republicans released their plan for what to do with the state’s forecast budget surplus. They propose to reduce the first-tier income tax rate from 5.35 percent to…
In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal this weekend, Grover Norquist noted that “eight states have no personal income tax” and that: Two more states have already enacted laws…
American Experiment launched the Give It Back campaign today to persuade Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature to return the $7.7 billion state budget surplus to the taxpayers. The…
Minnesotans are having their incomes and living standards squeezed by inflation. The national figures get the headlines, but less known is the fact that the situation is especially bad here.…
On Dec. 7, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released its budget forecast for Fiscal Year 2022-23 which foresaw a $7.746 billion projected surplus. This immediately sparked a debate about what should be…
On Dec. 7, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released its budget forecast for Fiscal Year 2022-23 which foresaw a $7.746 billion projected surplus. This immediately sparked a debate about what should be…
On Dec. 7, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) released its budget forecast for Fiscal Year 2022-23 which foresaw a $7.746 billion projected surplus. This immediately sparked a debate about what should be…