Joe Biden just unveiled his $2 Trillion infrastructure plan — The American Jobs plan. Among other things, he is proposing to raise the federal corporate income tax rate to 28%.…
U.S. News & World Report recently released new rankings that identified Minnesota as the second best state in America. But a closer look at the ranking details suggests not all…
In our recent report ‘Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why we should make spending cuts and not raise taxes‘, we wrote that our state has the fourth highest top rate of…
Hundreds of young athletes have experienced problems with Gov. Tim Walz's controversial requirement that most participants in sports must wear face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. But…
Tax rates matter. They play a big role in how competitive a state economy is in relation to other states. Higher tax rates not only penalize hard working individuals, families…
Comparing border counties reveals the real impact of Minnesota’s economic policies.
How collective bargaining shields wayward public employees.
This is while other states are reducing their corporate income tax rates.
If people don't like policy in this state, they will relocate their activity to other states.
If you support high taxes, fine, argue in their favor. But be honest about what it is you are proposing. Don't cook up bizarre irrelevancies intended to cloud the reality.
Gov. Walz's proposed tax hikes would be a bad idea. Here's why.
COVID shows it’s easy to telecommute from a lower-tax state.
Minnesota’s spending is already historically high.
The people of this state have sacrificed much in the fight against Covid-19. They deserve the truth. And they do not deserve to have their sacrifices downplayed to cover for…
Whatever policy the state government pursues, we see the same pattern in the rate of new cases in Minnesota and each of its neighbors: a marked upward surge between mid-August…
Wind and solar special interest groups often tout these energy sources as a boon to rural America by giving farmers another “crop” to grow, but there has been growing pushback…
Why the 'Happy Warrior' would find no perch among today's progressives.
Center of the American Experiment this week released their latest economic report titled Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit, providing a roadmap for Governor Walz and the legislature to follow while closing a $1.2…
Minnesota has the fifth highest top rate of state personal income tax in the United States, our state’s lowest personal income tax rate is higher than the highest rate in 25…
Today we release our new report which explains why spending cuts, not tax hikes, should close Minnesota's budget deficit.
Despite bold-sounding announcements on decarbonizing America from progressive politicians and profit-seeking, government-approved monopolies, the biggest impediment to a world powered by wind, solar, and batteries is not political opposition from…
If workers do become more sensitive to state taxes as a result of Covid-19, it should give state policymakers pause for thought before hiking taxes further.
From 2020 to 2021, Iowa saw its State Business Tax Climate Index ranking rise from 45th to 40th. Policymakers in Saint Paul should take note.
Sometimes wind turbine blades fall off, and this phenomenon occurred last week in Iowa, as a 165 foot blade fell into a harvested field. According to Renew Economy, this followed…