On Monday and Tuesday this week, I wrote about how the number of people employed in Minnesota has been falling since June. This is bad news. As I noted in…
Nowadays, private companies like Zillow produce data which can help inform policymakers as much as data produced by more traditional, mostly government, sources. LinkedIn is an example. The social network…
While all of the attention of late has been on apprehensions of migrants at the southern border, the northern border made the news last week. The U.S. Border Patrol issued…
The Miami Dolphins are 3-1 this season and wide receiver Tyreek Hill is one reason for that. The six-time Pro Bowler currently leads the Dolphins with 31 receptions for 477…
This week, I’ve noted that the seven states states without a state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming – have accounted for disproportionate shares…
Should it? As images emerge of the Martha’s Vineyard immigrants leaving on buses for the mainland, observers wonder, what will be the next destination for border crossers? It’s estimated that…
Recent releases of official data have shown that in 2021, Minnesota’s population grew by just 225 people. Our state lost 13,453 residents to other states, its biggest net loss of…
In 2021, Minnesota’s population grew by just 225 people, losing 13,453 residents to other states. This was Minnesota’s biggest net loss of domestic migrants to other states in at least…
Four migrants are found dead in a blizzard. The suspected human smuggler is released without bond. The southwestern U.S. border gets all the attention, but Minnesota’s northern border is also…
New Census Bureau population data show that Minnesota’s population grew by just 225 people in 2021. One particularly alarming aspect of this was a loss of 13,453 residents to other…
A common response when we highlight Minnesota’s high taxes is to say that they are the price we pay for our state’s high quality of life. The data show that…
Research shows that people leave and avoid high tax states. As we explain in our new report, ‘Taxes and Migration Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States,’ looking at…
Yesterday I wrote about how Minnesota is losing residents to other states. Many factors go into an individual’s decision as to where to live, work, and play. But, as we…
Compared to the extra benefits that immigrants contribute to the economy, restricting their entrance could prove more negative to the United States economy. Economic research suggests restricting immigrants will hurt…
Texas, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia had the fastest growing populations in 2019. We might not be able to compete with some of these states in terms of the…
Politicians who argue that we can fund vast new spending programs by hiking taxes on 'the rich' are arguing in ignorance of the evidence. It will be the middle class…