Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/28/19
June 29, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
June 29, 2019 by John Phelan
Duluth News Tribune
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/21/19
June 22, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
June 22, 2019 by John Phelan
Governance
St. Louis Co. Commissioner Cracks Down on Amazon Orders
June 19, 2019 by Tom Steward
You’d think that spending taxpayer funds on supplies from local businesses over Amazon would be a no-brainer, particularly in St. Louis County. But County Commissioner Keith Nelson recently made sure…
June 19, 2019 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/14/19
June 15, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
June 15, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Energy industry there to produce energy, not jobs
June 10, 2019 by John Phelan
If it was the other way around, we could hire people to stand in front of wind turbines blowing at them to make them turn faster. The effect on energy…
June 10, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/7/19
June 8, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
June 8, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Appeals Court Ruling Will Delay Line 3 Replacement, Again
June 4, 2019 by Isaac Orr
On Monday the Minnesota Court of Appeals stated an environmental review of Enbridge’s controversial Line 3 oil pipeline was “inadequate” because it did not consider the effects of an oil…
June 4, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Transportation
No Funding for Proposed Duluth Train This Year
June 3, 2019 by Tom Steward
Minnesota taxpayers dodged another bullet with the collapse of a bonding bill at the state legislature this session. Among the pet projects thankfully left in limbo? The so-called Northern Lights…
June 3, 2019 by Tom Steward
Energy & Environment
Duluth News Tribune: In Response: Judging Twin Metals Now is Premature, Purely Speculative
June 3, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Last weekend the Duluth News Tribune ran an editorial from Dean DeBeltz of Twin Metals which argued that anti-mining groups who say Twin Metals cannot operate responsibly are basing these…
June 3, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/31/19
June 1, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
June 1, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/24/19
May 25, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 25, 2019 by John Phelan
Governance
Are Minnesota Taxpayers Being Taken for a Ride by Amtrak?
May 20, 2019 by Tom Steward
Most Minnesotans have likely never heard of the proposed $550 million Northern Lights Express (NLX) passenger rail line from the Twin Cities to Duluth-Superior. Yet MnDOT has been quietly laying…
May 20, 2019 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/17/19
May 18, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 18, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
DFL Senator From Iron Range Signals He Won’t Support Carbon-Free Power Mandates At This Time
May 17, 2019 by Isaac Orr
It’s a great day for Minnesota families and businesses, as Senator Erik Simonson (DFL-Duluth) stated that he believes that provisions of the House Energy and Jobs omnibus bill that would…
May 17, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Spending & Taxes
Are Minnesota Taxpayers Being Taken for a Ride by Amtrak?
May 16, 2019 by Tom Steward
Most Minnesotans have likely never heard of the proposed $550 million Northern Lights Express (NLX) passenger rail line from the Twin Cities to Duluth-Superior. Yet MnDOT has been quietly laying…
May 16, 2019 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/10/19
May 11, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 11, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Refuting “Local View: Minnesota Must Aggressively Move to Less-Costly Renewables”
May 6, 2019 by Isaac Orr
My piece in the Duluth News Tribune detailing how a 50 percent renewable energy mandate would harm the mining industry has generated quite the controversy, with at least three counterpoints…
May 6, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/3/19
May 4, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
May 4, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/19/19
April 20, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
April 20, 2019 by John Phelan
Governance
Intervention > Unintended consequences > Intervention…
April 17, 2019 by John Phelan
To think that new intervention will cure the ill effects of previous intervention is the triumph of hope over experience. At the very least, the new intervention will have unintended…
April 17, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/12/19
April 13, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
April 13, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Minnesota Citizen’s Utility Board Harms Ratepayers By Advocating For Bad Policy
April 12, 2019 by Isaac Orr
It is clear that the Citizens Utility Board is either unwilling or unable to advocate for the policies that will actually reduce costs for consumers. Center of the American Experiment…
April 12, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/5/19
April 6, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
April 6, 2019 by John Phelan
Governance
County Attorney’s Hiring of Son Raises Nepotism Controversy
April 4, 2019 by Tom Steward
By now you’d think that nepotism policies guarding against favoritism in hiring of family members would be standard procedure in government. But St. Louis County belatedly adopted a nepotism provision…
April 4, 2019 by Tom Steward