Occupational licensing rules restrict entry into certain occupations, effectively limiting the supply of goods and services. It stands to reason, then, that loosening licensing rules should improve access to goods…
I’ve written before about our local DFLers fondness for trumpeting some of the various rankings of states compiled as clickbait by various bloggers and passed off as “studies.” “Data is…
What matters for economic welfare is per capita income. This is a general measure of welfare, telling us how much per person is available to be consumed, invested, or put…
After lawmakers raised Health and Human Services (HHS) spending in the 2023 session by over $6 billion, welfare is now the fastest-growing expenditure in the Minnesota state budget. Between 2024…
Impulsive expansion of health regulations will harm patients.
Unfortunately, patients have no idea what is coming. Every major player in the health sector has focused on protecting its own turf and otherwise has kept quiet.
Democrats in the Minnesota House and Senate are quietly working to build a powerful new government bureaucracy to set and enforce limits on the cost of health care at hospitals…
People's livelihoods hinge on the decisions made based - allegedly - on the data these interviewers are collecting. Minnesotans deserve greater transparency from the state government than they are getting.
A new campaign launched by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) helps connect Minnesota job seekers with Minnesota businesses that are hiring right now for quality jobs.
The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Justin Haskins, and Jim Lakely are joined by Charlie Katebi from Americans for Prosperity for episode 266 of the In The Tank Podcast. We are…
A lot of the decrease in unemployment has followed the loosening of shutdown orders. But most indoor service businesses like restaurants and bars are operating with restrictions like limited capacity.…
The full extent of the unintended consequences of the suspension of many medical services during the shutdown due to the coronavirus may never be known. But a Kaiser Family Foundation…
American Experiment's proposals for a positive and productive legislative session.
A serious look at our economy dispels the political hype that Minnesota is a 'blue state that works.'
Considering the likely origin of the cobalt in your phone, will you drop it in the bin? Or will you support environmentally sustainable mining in northern Minnesota? That is the…
Another state ranking gives Minnesota high marks, but no thanks to its Big Government economic policies.
Minnesota has low unemployment but creates jobs at a lower rate than the nation generally. And the jobs it does generate have been in lower productivity sectors of the economy.
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis hosted its first Regional Economic Conditions Conference and state economist Laura Kalambokidis gave her view of Minnesota's economy.
Health and education are vital. Leisure and hospitality are mainstays of the economy in vast swathes of Minnesota. But to have high quality hospitals and schools and to be able…
Author David Lebedoff long ago predicted our current political dissonance. Dare I say ‘deplorables?’