Former Star Tribune editor Patricia Lopez wrote on Bloomberg November 26, under the headline, We can stop fraud in Minnesota without attacking Somalis In a perfect world, Lopez is absolutely…
Over the weekend, a Chinese artificial intelligence company announced that its open-source AI model, DeepSeek-R1, required only a small fraction of the investment that U.S. tech companies are pouring into…
The United Kingdom is experiencing record curtailment costs for wind power in 2024. Curtailment costs are the costs associated with reducing electricity supply when demand is lower. Because wind and…
Today marks the beginning of the United Nations’ 29th Conference of the Parties, or COP29. Look forward to two weeks of international handwringing about the U.S. election results. COP29 is…
Economic development Minnesota Reformer: Lawmakers expected to fund infrastructure, economic development projects on Iron Range Labor market KEYC: Minnesota’s unemployment rate holds steady for 6th month in a row Willmar…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Minneapolis residents could face steep rise in property taxes Star Tribune: Minneapolis residential property taxes could rise steeply in 2025 KFGO: MN…
Regulation Alexandria Echo Press: Minn. Senate approves key legislation to ease regulatory burdens Duluth News Tribune: Point: Attracted by the flexibility, workers dig the gig economy Duluth News Tribune: Counterpoint:…
Bloomberg recently ran a very interesting interview with Brett Christophers about his new book The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet. In the interview, Christophers argues there’s…
State and local taxes and spending Bloomberg: Minnesota Persists in Drive for Full Value From Corporate Taxes KROC: The 10 Minnesota Counties With The Highest Property Taxes in 2024 Star…
In many ways, 2023 feels like the eye of the hurricane threatening the reliability of the American electric grid. It was the first year since 2019 that rolling blackouts didn’t…
On Christmas Eve, 2022, millions of American families experienced rolling blackouts as frigid temperatures brought by Winter Storm Elliot caused fuel supply problems for natural gas power plants throughout the…
For years, Minnesotans were lectured by liberal energy advocates that we should be more like Germany, the nation that dogmatically built wind turbines and solar panels while shuttering its fleet…
Six blue-state Governors on the East Coast want you to pay for their offshore wind turbines. On September 13, 2023, Governors from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Ramsey County proposing 6.75% property tax levy hike as part of 2024-25 budget plan MPR News: Filmmakers see expanded Minnesota tax credits…
Illinois has long been a byword for bad governance and Illinoisans have been getting out in huge numbers: in 2021-2022, the state lost 141,656 residents to other parts of the…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Cheap insulin, expanded tax credits and other benefits now available for undocumented Minnesotans Winona Post: Winona County OKs first tax increase for…
Regulation Star Tribune: Why did Minnesota once require margarine to be dyed pink? Albert Lea Tribune: Senate Report: More mandates may hurt border businesses Morning Ag Clips: MN Soybean Growers…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: House Dems no-show at tax panel Minn Post: Mayor says Minneapolis must ‘step up’ to fund public housing. Does the city need…
State and local taxes and spending AP News: Minnesota Legislature shapes budget bills as deadline looms WCCO: Businesses raise alarm about 75-cent retail delivery fee proposal at Minnesota Legislature Morrison…
Last week, Bloomberg reported on a study concluding the air-quality improvements stemming from California’s electric vehicle (EV) subsidies go to rich people, not those living in low-income areas. The findings…
State and local taxes and spending WCCO: Minnesota House passes tax bill with $3B in tax cuts, credits for low- to middle-income residents MPR News: Unpacking tax bills as Minnesota…
It has been two months since the frigid temperatures that accompanied Winter Storm Elliott caused rolling blackouts in several Southern states. Luckily, the portions of southern states that rely on…
Did you know that the vast majority of energy used by Minnesota households is natural gas, primarily for home heating, use in water heaters, and of course, for gas stoves?…
A new study from National Grid has concluded that electrifying transportation, especially medium and heavy-duty transportation, will require an enormous increase in charging capabilities. According to Bloomberg: Researchers found that by…