As parents and school leadership butt heads over school mask mandates, “some physicians and scientists have recently claimed that the best evidence shows that masks are not an effective measure…
Homeschool enrollment increased nationwide last fall as families pursued alternative learning environments to their neighborhood public school. (In Minnesota, homeschool enrollment increased by over 10,000 students compared to fall 2019,…
Minnesota’s Walter Mondale famously failed to resurrect Hubert Humphrey’s liberal coalition, but also took the first, faltering steps toward a new progressive politics that appealed to younger, educated, middle-class voters.
Tobacco taxes hurt low-income Minnesotans, small businesses.
Minnesota didn’t raise taxes. But why not lower them?
Every year, the Tax Foundation publishes the State Business Tax Climate Index. The study ranks states not only on how much taxes they impose on businesses, but how well tax…
Coming out of the pandemic, one of the biggest questions in policy research has been whether COVID-19 restrictions hurt or helped our state. One way that this question has been…
In our report ‘Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why we should make spending cuts and not raise taxes,’ we noted that Minnesota already has some of the highest tax rates in…
After the individual income tax and sales tax revenues, residential property tax revenues make up the third-highest proportion of Minnesota’s total state and local tax revenues. According to the Tax…
Montana just became the latest state to enact major tax reform reducing corporate and individual income tax burden and simplifying its tax code.
Thirteen local chambers of commerce have signed a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to stop, or at least delay, the administration’s plan to force California car mandates on Minnesota…
On May 14, 2020, Minneapolis Star Tribune Cartoonist Steve Sack drew a cartoon in response to the conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Governor Tony Evers (D) stay-at-home…
The Minnesota Senate will be voting on an education bill today (Thursday) that would give more Minnesota families access to educational options that work best for them. Ask Gov. Tim…
Today is Earth Day, and there is no better way to observe today than to honor a University of Minnesota graduate who has arguably done more to improve the living…
Last year, we released a report titled ‘Minnesota’s Border Battles‘ in which we compared the economic outcomes in Minnesota counties bordering other states with the outcomes in the border counties…
A Minnesota dairy producer's openness on why he had little choice but to move his operation to Colorado in order to prosper reveals much about the state's toxic business climate.
The Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee has approved an education bill that prioritizes students over systems. Ask Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers to support giving more Minnesota students an…
Minnesota is a high-tax state — this is not news. When looking at our state’s tax burden altogether, we are among the top 10 in the nation. Minnesota ranks high on…
In our new report ‘The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020‘, we wrote: Tax rates and, to a slightly lesser extent, their actual burdens, are, by their nature, relatively easy to…
The Upper Midwest Law Center fights for clients against the ‘progressive’ agenda.
An objective look back reveals how the Walz administration bumbled through its reaction to the pandemic.
Renowned author and filmmaker Robert Bryce debunks the misconceptions surrounding wind and solar energy.
Education Savings Accounts benefit students who need the most help.
Today, WCCO reports: A new survey ranks Minnesota just outside the top 10 among states with the most COVID-19 restrictions in place. WalletHub has been ranking states periodically during the pandemic,…