Applying the DOGE lens to the state budget. Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news about the state budget? How about the bad news: We…
Cut the waste, save the budget. Eight years ago, American Experiment asked Minnesotans in our quarterly Thinking Minnesota Poll if they thought state government spends too much, not enough, or…
Since President Trump began his second term back in January, the state’s Attorney General seems obsessed with stopping his agenda, and little else. Since the start of Trump’s new term…
A lot has been written about the polarization of American politics in the era of Pres. Donald Trump. The left suffers from Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS, and the right…
Over a two-week period in March, Dylan Bryan Adams, 33, an employee of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, intentionally damaged at least six Tesla cars by “keying” them while…
Our public prosecutors wield a great deal of influence over our criminal justice system. It’s one of the reasons why many, including me, have tried to sound the alarm about…
Rep. Jeff Backer, Chairman of the Health Finance and Policy Committee in the Minnesota House, moved House File 2604, which would stop payments to managed care organizations (MCOs) that pay…
It’s difficult to get a handle on the scope of the federal budget cuts coming down from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But the cancellation of billions of dollars…
The steady decline in the quality of mail service in recent years has been well documented by MinnPost and other media outlets across the country. The saga over unreliable mail…
Winona State faculty and officials were thrilled to receive word just before the election last October of a $1.1 million federal grant awarded to support civic engagement through the university’s…
With the nationwide push to eliminate Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs from higher education, we thought it would be good to survey Minnesota state colleges and universities to find…
Economic issues are driving a new coalition of Minnesota voters. For some years, Republicans have been talking about forming a multi-ethnic working-class and middle-class coalition that would be an electoral…
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy should have checked with his agencies’ customers in Minnesota and North Dakota before giving himself an “A” at a congressional oversight hearing last week in Washington.…
I provide a real-life example for the benefit of the incoming Minnesota legislature. Perhaps we won’t see a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)-style effort here at the state level any…
Our annual Golden Turkey contest wraps up this week. Personally, I’m pulling for Nominee No. 2, the estimated 173 DEI administrators employed by Tim Walz in state government. Minnesota is…