You may not have heard about Prop 12, the latest crackpot measure approved by voters in California, given the wild fires and mass shooting dominating the news from the Golden…
It turns out there was no blue wave or red wave, and the purple haze that settled over the country in the wake of the midterm elections gives me reasons…
Minnesotans aren’t as liberal as many think.
One way to evaluate the effects of Minnesota’s economic policies is to compare border counties.
The Rochester Post Bulletin argues that high taxes are what makes Minnesota great. It makes this argument in contradiction of the facts and, even, to the studies it cites in…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota's Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved permits for a wind farm planned in Southern Minnesota despite opposition from local residents and property owners.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the lifespan of wind turbines is about 20 to 25 years. This is bad news for Minnesota rate-payers.
Will Friday's train derailment and oil spill in Iowa affect upcoming decision on the Line 3 Pipeline?
What do you do if you’re a civic leader whose town has great jobs, but not enough people who want to live there? How about paying people to move to…
Environmental activists and green energy special interest groups are circling the wagons. They’re panicking over an administrative law judge’s thumbs-down on a huge, but locally unpopular proposed wind farm on…
It is no secret that Minnesota is one of the most highly taxed states in the union and that applies to excise taxes. New data from the Tax Foundation shows that, in fiscal year…
It is no secret that Minnesota is one of the most highly taxed states in the union. We are one of the 43 states to have its own income tax,…
Today sees the release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of its estimates of Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment. These can be a useful way to compare economic performance. Minnesota’s…
Are Wind Companies Rushing Projects to Scoop Up Subsidies?
New data shows that, on jobs, Minnesota's metropolitan areas are losing ground relative to their neighbors.
It is finally Tax Freedom Day in Minnesota, eight days after the national day. Every time in those last eight days that you have dragged yourself out of bed, commuted…
By driving out wealthy citizens, it results in a loss of net revenue for the state's coffers.
New data shows that, on jobs, Minnesota's metropolitan areas are losing ground relative to their neighbors.
National media report the growing backlash against gigantic wind farms in Freeborn County.
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A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
Another state ranking gives Minnesota high marks, but no thanks to its Big Government economic policies.
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…