Restaurateur, motorist, convicted felon (twice), deported alien (thrice), and Minnesota Dad Francisco Estrada-Deltaro was back in court this morning at the Federal Courthouse in downtown St. Paul. Your correspondent was…
He’s in the federal lockup at the Sherburne County jail awaiting trial on a federal felony charge. From the Minnesota Star Tribune: Restaurant owner in Lake Street raid spent weeks…
At long last, German Adriano Llangari Inga is in federal custody. He is being held in Freeborn, MN, county jail at the behest of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
There’s an all-out assault on the 43 percent of Minnesota households that keep at least one firearm at home. The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus ticked off a list of gun…
There’s a lot of talk about a labor shortage in schools, businesses and industry across the board. But the labor crunch that should arguably concern the public more than any…
We at the Center write a lot about taxes and their impact on the state’s economy. We write less often about the impact of regulations. As we noted in our…
Residents of Freeborn County in southern Minnesota could be facing more than a 5 percent hike in their property tax levy next year. But a portion of the tax hike–roughly…
Minnesota's Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved permits for a wind farm planned in Southern Minnesota despite opposition from local residents and property owners.
Are Wind Companies Rushing Projects to Scoop Up Subsidies?
National media report the growing backlash against gigantic wind farms in Freeborn County.
If you haven’t read American Experiment’s explosive report on wind energy, Energy Policy in Minnesota: The High Cost of Failure, you should. It documents the fact that around $15 billion…
Wind turbines at a Freeborn County wind farm were shut down this week, due to safety concerns. A longtime American Experiment source got wind of an incident on Thursday involving a…
The media finally appears to be picking up on the growing backlash against the proliferation of gigantic wind turbines over huge swaths of farmland. A national AP story just out…