We recently wrote about hundreds of thousands of Xcel Energy customers in Colorado who lost power as high winds damaged power lines, and Xcel preemptively shut off the power to 55,000…
Approximately 150,000 Xcel Energy customers across Colorado lost power over the weekend as high winds damaged power lines. As a safety measure to prevent wildfires, Xcel Energy preemptively shut off…
Last year, I wrote that: In 2015, Hennepin County seized Geraldine Tyler’s Minneapolis condo “over about $2,300 of unpaid property taxes, plus $12,700 in penalties, interest and fees.” The county…
Kamala Harris made big news last week for visiting a St. Paul abortion clinic. The Associated Press (AP) reports: Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what…
It’s been a given since 1978. A reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and South Dakota meant that college students crossing the state border would get a break in tuition and fees.…
I have received dozens of calls and emails from our supporters asking whether they should allow Xcel Energy to swap out the electric meters on their homes for a new…
Vertically integrated Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs) across America are raking in record-breaking profits under the guise of the so-called “energy transition.” From 2014 to 2024, earnings for American electric utilities have…
The horrific murder of a Los Angeles model and realtor illustrates the disfunction in Minnesota’s criminal justice system. The New York Post headline from this morning reads, Minnesota felon arrested…
Background In the 2023 legislative session, Minnesota’s state government passed $10 billion of hikes to taxes and fees. In November, Minnesota Management & Budget estimated that, in 2027, General Fund…
Democrats like Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon loudly proclaim their support of democracy, but their actions reveal a desire to enforce single-party rule through speech controls and election interference.…
It’s National School Choice Week — the annual celebration of effective K-12 education options and the school choice policies that allow families the opportunity to access the learning environment that…
Xcel Energy is seeking to use its new fleet of 500,000 “smart meters” to make “time-of-use” (TOU) pricing the default billing option for its customers. These TOU rates will double…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune had a headline yesterday noting that Minnesota is among the top states to which New York City is redirecting its excess illegal immigrant arrivals. The Star…
Who says conservatives can’t win?
I’ve applied to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). To be clear, there is zero chance I will be appointed by Governor Walz, but here…
The regional electric grid operator in Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), sent a request to stakeholders earlier this year asking for more reserve generating capacity for the…
I’ve struck a pessimistic note about Minnesota’s economy this week. I’ve noted that Minnesota’s economy — even in per capita terms — has grown more slowly than the United States’ economy generally in…
When I have pointed out the record numbers of Minnesotans fleeing the state in recent years, one of the standard responses has been: …something like “breaking news: old people are leaving…
Yesterday I wrote about how CNBC’s much heralded rankings of “America’s Top States for Business” actually told you very little that was useful about which American states really are top…
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce has produced its 2023 state of business retention and expansion in Minnesota report. Described as “an initial attempt to collect data andinsights on Minnesota’s business…
One of DFL’s signature public safety initiatives this legislative session was to legalize “recreational adult use” marijuana. Governor Walz signed the legislation into law on May 30, making Minnesota the…
Even in the face of a record-breaking budget surplus, Democrats continue to treat Minnesota businesses with contempt. The 2023 legislature will create new taxes, raise others and pile on job-crushing…
The biggest urban areas are leading the way. Today, the Minnesota House of Representatives will be taking up HF3, the omnibus elections bill. The bill is a grab-bag of bad…
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows Mississippi beats Minnesota on post-COVID test score recovery. This adds to a trend of the Magnolia state…