Minnesota's tax climate is bad for business. Happily, two bills, from either side of the aisle, look to help that.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency just got smacked down–again. The rogue agency’s audacious attempt to micro-manage 1,300 northern lakes and streams was turned back on appeal. The Duluth News Tribune…
American Experiment’s newest staff member, energy and environment expert Isaac Orr, has hit the ground running. In a column in the Duluth News Tribune, Orr refutes irresponsibly misleading and dated…
This is what happens when elected officials get into the business of micromanaging how companies compensate their employees through mandated paid leave time. The Duluth City Council’s amateurish attempt to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
American Experiment Economist John Phelan argues for mining jobs and against jerks.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
As Minnesota's population ages, immigrant workers could be one source of continued per capita growth. But that depends on a couple of things.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
How about Iron County? That’s the latest suggested name for the huge swath of St. Louis County that Commissioner Tom Rukavina would like to split off from the rest…
Duluth Public Schools’ decision to remove two classic American novels from the district’s curriculum has been ripped nationally. But now the de facto classroom censorship of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
The high productivity jobs provided by mining are vital to Minnesota's economic future. A way can be found to square this in northern Minnesota without ruining the environment. With increased…
Better late than never. That’s the takeaway from what should be the final stage of approval for the PolyMet copper mine in northeastern Minnesota. The Duluth News Tribune marks what…
The federal government took another step this week to roll back the Obama administration’s last-ditch effort to sabotage responsible mineral development on the Iron Range for decades. The Forest Service…
You know there’s something really questionable about a regulation when both industry and environmental activists strongly oppose it. But that’s what happened with a controversial water quality proposal from the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
This commentary originally appeared December 12, 2017 in the Duluth News Tribune. It’s common wisdom in our society that you’ve got to have a four-year college degree to get ahead.…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.