For years backward-looking bureaucrats and local officials have sought to revive the failed passenger rail line between the Twin Cities and Duluth. But a legislative hearing in Duluth this week…
While D.C. fiddles, federal tax cuts for microdistillers are set to expire. That is going to hurt small operations in our state.
There’s plenty of snow for skiing at Spirit Mountain following the nearly two feet of white stuff that fell a week ago in Duluth. Yet despite prime conditions, the city-operated…
How deregulation and tax cuts enable craft brewers to thrive.
This article originally appeared in The Duluth News Tribune. In late September, Gov. Tim Walz announced he would circumvent the Legislature by using the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s bureaucratic rulemaking…
For some reason, the agenda for the Duluth School Board’s public meetings gets discussed and set in private behind closed doors. Not only are members of the public excluded from…
Aircraft mechanics are in short supply around the nation. But in Duluth, that’s changing, thanks to the innovative efforts of both aviation companies and community and technical colleges.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Mountain biking continues to grow in popularity statewide. Duluth, one of the hot spots, markets the city as a national destination with nearly 100 miles of available trails. A designated…
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. In George Orwell’s…
The Walz administration’s attempt to get Minnesota taxpayers to subsidize a proposed $550 million passenger train to Grand Casino Hinckley and Duluth-Superior came up empty with the failure to pass…
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. The cover of…
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.
America's first experiment in social engineering-conceived by a congressman from Minnesota-became an epic fail because Americans didn't buy it.
Why the Left wants to rewrite Minnesota’s history.
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.
In July 2018, Minnesota's unemployment rate was the 8th lowest in the United States. In July 2019, that was down to 16th.
Like the state generally, Minnesota's cities are not generating jobs fast enough for their growing populations
For a while in the mid-1960s, Bob Dylan, born in Duluth and raised in Hibbing, was one of the dominant cultural forces in the world and a large part of…
Amtrak prepares to soak Minnesota taxpayers.
Governor Tim Walz may not “do drama” but his dramatics in attempting to avoid the accountability that comes with his office guarantee more of it. The Duluth News Tribune issued…
Amtrak continues to lose passengers in Minnesota, even as DFL Governor Tim Walz, MnDOT and the national rail service continue to pursue a partnership to initiate two new Amtrak-operated but…