State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Big tech will use Minnesota tax breaks for an influx of data centers. Nobody knows how much it will cost Star Tribune:…
The U.S. Energy Department, under the leadership of Secretary Chris Wright, announced its priorities last week in a Secretarial order. The order reads, in part: 1. Advance Energy Addition, Not…
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…
A recent commentary in The Wall Street Journal, “California’s Plan: Make the Poor Sweat in the Dark,” precisely explains the issue with electrifying everything: “Forcing consumers to rely almost entirely…
Center of the American Experiment announced today that former Minnesota House Majority Leader Matt Dean has been hired as a Policy Fellow covering state health care policy. Dean will replace…
On the campaign trail, President Trump talked a lot about getting prices down. If you take this to mean getting inflation back to the Fed’s target of 2% annual growth,…
An executive order from President Donald Trump on K-12 education could have real implications for the state. The “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” EO directs federal agencies to develop…
Economic growth KRFO: Young People Are Leaving Minnesota By The Tens Of Thousands Pine Journal: Richest 1% of Minnesota families own nearly one third of the wealth, data report says…
Once again Minnesota will be the last state to stubbornly hold onto a controversial policy the rest of the nation has rejected. In this case it’s the policy of allowing…
Center of the American Experiment announced today that Peter Nelson, Senior Policy Fellow at the Center of the American Experiment, has been named by President Donald Trump to lead the…
Democratic politicians in Minnesota will be the last ones in the country to come to grips with the political realignment that’s occurring with President Donald Trump’s return to the White…
The Energy News Network reported last week on the state-funded Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority. The Energy News Network reports: The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, established by state legislators…
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…
Minnesota’s House Democrats still refuse to show up for work, grinding the work of the entire government to a halt. Bill Walsh joins Grace and Kathryn to go over all the…
Residents of St. Croix County across the river from the Alan S. King power plant in Oak Park Heights turned out in force at a town hall Monday to oppose…
The state Senate is now the only remaining legislative chamber. On Friday afternoon, the all-Democrat MN Supreme Court sided with the minority House Democrats to wipe out the first two…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: How Walz’s proposed ‘tax cut’ would actually raise $108 million a year to help state budget Pioneer Press: Gov. Tim Walz recommends…
Border Patrol agent killed U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland, 44, was shot and killed during a traffic stop involving a German national in Vermont on Monday. The incident marked the…
President Donald Trump has wasted no time in issuing executive orders to restore the U.S.’ energy dominance. His slew of actions has promised a renewed focus on critical minerals, expedited…
As Minnesota extends its nation-leading streak of voting for the Democratic presidential nominee to 52 years, political and cultural observers would be remiss to ignore a shifting undercurrent that gave…
Today’s presidential inauguration will take place in Washington, D.C. amid the highest security designation our nation affords — a National Special Security Event (NSSE). This designation not only provides for…
Border patrol agents report illegal aliens continue to attempt to cross the border with Canada into North Dakota and Minnesota in higher than usual numbers. While the influx remains exponentially…
This week saw confirmation hearings for several Cabinet positions that will be crucial to defining energy and environmental policy under the Trump administration. Luckily, all take energy seriously and prioritize…
Thinking Minnesota magazine just hit mailboxes across the state featuring our latest poll revealing the top issues that drove Minnesota voters in the November election. House Democrats should read this…