A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health lays bare a looming problem for our state’s hospitals: a staffing shortage. The report — Three Key Trends for Minnesota Community…
Nine healthcare providers took out full-page ads in newspapers across the state this week to once again shame Minnesotans into taking action to stop the COIVD-19 virus. We’re heartbroken, we’re…
Call me skeptical. Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat and former teacher, announced a new Council on Economic Expansion for Minnesota. Economic expansion means business, right? So, the council will be…
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.
In the case of N95 masks, regulations which are supposed to safeguard public health turn out to be obstacles in a public health crisis.
When people claim that minimum wage hikes "put the needs of working people above the profit margins of big business" it shows that they are living in fantasyland.
If Mr. McMillon thinks Walmart's workers are paid too little, there is nothing stopping him from raising their pay. He doesn't need Congress to make him do it. What Mr. McMillon…
When $15 minimum wage activists acknowledge that it will cause job losses, they often resort to arguing that "If an employer can't pay a 'living wage' they shouldn't be in business".…
Belief in minimum wage hikes is about as close to belief in Milton Friedman's mythical 'free lunch' as you will find. They seem to offer the prospect of benefits for…
Raising prices to help tackle a high cost of living might well be #peakgovernment
Last week, the Star Tribune gave Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant space to comment on Saint Paul's proposed $15 minimum wage. Sadly for the Strib's readers, Ms Sawant took the…
Advocates of minimum wage hikes all too often live in a fantasy world where employers are vast corporations whose owners and managers are swimming in piles of cash while paying…
One of the first things we expect from government is to protect us from violence. A government that can’t or won’t fulfill that basic function isn’t worth bothering with. Like…
Minimum wage advocates often argue that the money to cover these higher wages will just come out of the pockets of 'the rich'. The recent Citizens League report suggests that,…
Saint Paul's mayor Melvin Carter is committed to following Minneapolis in enacting a $15 an hour minimum wage. Economic theory and empirical evidence indicate that this would be bad public…
Allina Health Systems and Aetna announced they were partnering to form a new health insurance company in Minnesota. The announcement comes at a time when insurers are bailing out of…
Minnesota’s health care system struggles with many of the same problems as the rest of the country. In particular, high and...