Today’s Star Tribune carries two articles that echo what we have been saying for a long time: liberal policies have little appeal for small-town and rural voters. The first article…
Trump noted at a rally that Governor Dayton said, "The reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable for increasing numbers of people." President Trump and Gov. Dayton…
We cannot tell you with any certainty what the refugee resettlement program costs but what we can tell you is that the benefit side of that cost-benefit analysis is in…
The two top politically connected Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority execs with deep ties to the Dayton Administration cleaned out their desks a couple weeks ago. But there’s still plenty more…
President Trump has revoked the Obama administration’s bizarre “guidance” asserting that federal law required every public school in America to sponsor co-ed bathrooms and showers on behalf of those who…
How a Medicaid program for the Disabled is being exploited to fund DFL and Progressive Left Policies
This piece originally appeared in the Star Tribune on October 21, 2016. He’s wrong on several points, and unhelpful. In “Don’t believe Republicans: MNsure isn’t the problem” (Oct. 19), Gov.…
Hinderaker predicts major CAE study will prompt vigorous debate about the future of "blue state" policies.
Liberals know so much that isn't true.
Peter Nelson's updated report.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune highlights a report on highway congestion from the Minnesota Department of Transportation: A report from the Minnesota Department of Transportation out Tuesday found that congestion on…
Governor Mark Dayton taught a master class yesterday in how not to respond to a tragedy. It started with the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by a St. Anthony police…
Eliot Seide, the executive director for public union AFSCME 5, went on the counter-offensive (or maybe just offensive) this weekend in response to my recent Strib commentary on pensions (“The…
Letter to the Editor: The Star Tribune has done a great job covering the attempt by Gov. Dayton to help AFSCME unionize child-care providers (“Minnesota’s child-care providers say no to…
The U.S. Supreme Court put a hold on implementing the Clean Power Plan today. This comes on the same day the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is holding a listening session in St. Cloud on…
Despite actual employment data showing below average job creation for 2015 in Minnesota, Gallup just ranked Minnesota the top state in the country for job creation. The Dayton administration lost…
Minnesota’s economy no victory for Dayton.
There’s a border battle going on between Minnesota and Wisconsin, a battle between the policies advanced by Gov. Mark Dayton and Gov. Scott Walker. The two states have long shared…
Over the summer and into the fall of 2014, American Experiment released a wide ranging set of policy recommendations for state lawmakers. We call it the Minnesota Policy Blueprint: Prescription for…
Minnesota has long been a fertile state for growing successful businesses. The roster of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Minnesota in the 1970s...
Minnesota’s state budget continues to grow and grow, even after adjusting for inflation and population. Total spending in...
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...