Two Minnesota Dads were due in federal court for sentencing this morning. It was a close contest, but Jovany Eligio Martinez-Simon takes the Minnesota Dad of the Day honors, owing…
At our old office in Golden Valley, Tom Steward worked from a small desk in the mail room next to a very large (and loud) copy machine. Perhaps that was…
The Republican Party of Minnesota filed suit yesterday (Saturday) contesting the timing of the special election scheduled for January 28 for House District 40B (Roseville area). A press conference is…
The interest following last issue’s Thinking Minnesota Poll covering Minnesota’s election laws was the impetus for American Experiment’s four-city event tour, “Rigged or Fair? Election integrity issues in 2024.” The…
It wasn’t enough for the 2023 legislature to spend the entire surplus, raise taxes and add thousands of new government bureaucrats. They had to do one more thing: change the…
Violence aimed at American Experiment is a failed endeavor.
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
The reward fund for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals who started the arson fires at the offices of three conservative organizations has grown…
The Duluth News Tribune had an excellent piece by its editorial board this week that warned Minnesotans about the Walz administration’s attempt to enact a stealth gas tax in the…
Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
Minnesota has slid down to #45 for its overall education freedom ranking, according to the second edition of the Education Freedom Report Card published by The Heritage Foundation. (Florida, for…
The 2023 legislature set up a 13-member commission to redesign the Minnesota state flag and seal based on the false narrative that the design depicts a Native American on horseback…
The sole suspect charged in an alleged child gang rape should not have been free. Oscar Ernesto Luna, age 22, has been charged with the alleged rape of an 11-year-old…
Claims that police quit and crime dropped in Golden Valley don’t hold up.
Just last month a New York Times opinion article about Golden Valley, MN got a lot of attention. The title of the piece was “Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.” Golden…
An op-ed piece about the Golden Valley Police Department recently appeared in the New York Times and was reprinted in the Star Tribune. My response to both newspapers follows. In…
Characterizing auto theft as a simple property crime in 2023 ignores the significant public safety threat the offense has become, and the challenges our peace officers face in responding to…
Despite facing an $18 billion budget surplus, the legislature has slapped Minnesotans with about $9 billion in tax hikes in the just-ended legislative session. But unfortunately for residents in some…
Employees at Center of the American Experiment, a conservative think tank in Golden Valley, Minnesota, have unanimously voted to unionize for better wages, health insurance, and for greater influence in…
On Sept. 16, the administration of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz released the final version of its Climate Action Framework, a document that lays out Walz’s vision for Minnesota’s energy future.…
The funds may not have already been in the bank, but you’d never know it by the way 17 cities and counties talked about their plans to spend hundreds of…
It’s been 30 years since local author Larry Millett published his book Lost Twin Cities, celebrating the architectural masterpieces lost to the wrecking ball over the decades. His book later…
Hennepin County held its annual “State of the County” address on Wednesday morning. The challenges the Board identified were climate change, housing, business and employment — all with an umbrella theme…
Minnesotans are paying the highest prices at the pump since 2013. According to AAA, the average price of gasoline in our state is above $4 per gallon, and diesel prices are even worse…