Minnesota’s only functioning legislative chamber, the state Senate, held a hearing in its Energy committee this afternoon, on a bill to provide energy cost assistance to low-income households. S.F. 486,…
Minnesota’s reinsurance program keeps health insurance premiums at a national low.
The following article originally appeared in Newsweek. It was written by Robert Bryce. Last June, the Biden administration was so concerned about China’s use of Uyghur Muslim slave labor to…
It seems like clueless liberal environmentalists want to force us to use expensive, unreliable, wind and solar energy, but they don’t want any mines to produce the copper, nickel or…
The Minnesota Department of Commerce released a study on Tuesday saying that electric and natural gas utilities could continue to meet their current efficiency mandates, but that it will become…
Rothman’s lawsuits at Commerce paint a ‘disturbing picture of dubious motivation and disregard for the law.’
A botched investigation has not only cost the Minnesota Department of Commerce its reputation for impartiality but also nearly $1 million in court-ordered legal expenses to be paid to the…
There is a lot to like in terms of spending for roads, airports and freight. In fact, it follows and improves on the Center’s 2015 Policy Blueprint. The bill includes…
The politically-connected former head of non-profit Community Action of Minneapolis will be doing hard time in federal prison. DFL-insider Bill Davis was sentenced today to 4 years in the penitentiary…
The House and Senate have both passed transportation bills that follow the general outline recommended in the Center’s Minnesota Policy Blueprint for Transportation: road, roads, and more roads funded with…
In a famous Time magazine story in 1973, Minnesota was epitomized, not just as a particularly well-run state, but as the “State that Works.” Other states might have been close…
Minnesota can and must support and build a world class transportation system that...
Supplying Competitive Electricity Rates | Not long ago, Minnesota’s energy policy focused on providing “adequate and reliable services at reasonable rates.” As a result, Minnesota benefited from low and competitive...
Last week news broke from the Star Tribune that the Minnesota Department of Commerce “asked” PreferredOne to lower rates. At the same time the Star Tribune was developing their story,…
A new study published by the Brookings Institution reveals the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is imposing far more volatility and harm on people in Minnesota’s individual market…
The Star Tribune reported yesterday that the Minnesota Department of Commerce “asked” PreferredOne to lower insurance rates in the MNsure exchange last year. The July 2013 letter referenced in the…
This piece originally appeared in the Pioneer Press on April 7, 2013. Gov. Dayton recently signed legislation passed on a party-line vote to require Minnesota to establish and operate a…