If it seems like a transit boondoggle gets nominated for the Golden Turkey Award every year, that’s because it’s true, and 2025 is no exception. This year, the Gold Line…
Quite often, in recent years, as policymakers at state and local levels have pushed some wacky rail scheme, we at Center of the American Experiment have suggested buses as an…
In March, I wrote an article titled “Tanking commercial property values in downtown Minneapolis push up residential property taxes.” Across the Mississippi, Ramsey County Auditor Tracy West told the County…
Local media are digging into the newest Feeding Our Future scandal, the nonprofit New Vision Foundation of St. Paul. What went on behind the blue door? Keep in mind that…
A St. Paul foundry fought the environmental bureaucracy — and won. For more than a century, Northern Iron & Machine foundry has been a fixture in St. Paul’s traditionally blue-collar…
More shocking revelations from the free-food trial in Federal Court in Minneapolis. In this fourth week of the first Feeding Our Future trial proper, seven (7) defendants associated with the…
Since Fortune magazine started listing the 500 largest companies in the United States in 1955 — popularly known as the Fortune 500 — three Minnesota companies have made the list…
Although he has not been charged with or accused of any wrongdoing in the case, the name Abdirizak Diis features prominently in a key document for the upcoming free-food trial.…
Pointless A helpful way to begin assessing proposed legislation is to ask two questions: What problem does this bill address? How will this bill address that problem? A good example…
The local chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (TC DSA) makes a play in the race for St. Paul City Council. You will recall that earlier this week TC…
In this fourth part of our series on ethnic studies nonprofits in Minnesota, we Follow the Money™ flowing to a group called Education Evolving. As we pointed out earlier, Education…
In this edition of Follow the Money™, we track another member of the Minnesota Ethnic Studies Coalition (METC), Unidos MN. You will recall from our earlier reporting, recently passed legislation…
In this second part of the series, we Follow the Money™ into the finances of another education-focused nonprofit. In part 1, we followed the money behind a leading nonprofit in…
In this edition of Follow the Money™, we begin what ultimately will be a deep dive into the state’s ethnic studies industrial complex. One of the more controversial bills passed…
50 years after its TIME cover story, does Minnesota still work?
The controversial Hennepin County Attorney is much in the news. Just three months into her first term as the county’s prosecutor, Moriarty has been removed from a high-profile murder case…
Prominent environmental activist leaves the organization she founded, after a lawsuit defeat. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that LaDuke stepped down from the organization she founded after the nonprofit lost…
Leftist nonprofits in Minnesota can count on a steady funding stream from a Minneapolis-based foundation. Funded by the fortune earned by William McKnight, the long-time CEO and board chair of…
Back to normal Tonight’s speech was more like his first SOTS in 2019 where he introduced a number of guests and voiced support for a vague legislative agenda. His speech…
Minnesota’s proposed social studies standards encourage the radicalization of students.
It’s safe to say that it’s always something at the Driver and Vehicle Services. And you can be sure whatever that something is, it will usually inconvenience thousands or more…
There are several manufacturers and industry partners across the state using their resources to support medical personnel and respond to the shortage of personal protective equipment, and their efforts deserve…
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…
In the case of N95 masks, regulations which are supposed to safeguard public health turn out to be obstacles in a public health crisis.