Yesterday, Republican and DFL leads on the House taxes panel unveiled their proposed tax bill. It deserves a cautious welcome and shows how divided government is paying off this session. WCCO…
The State of Minnesota is the second largest landowner in the North Star state, the third largest landowner in the entire U.S. Small wonder then that state lawmakers passed legislation…
American Experiment’s $7k for Kids initiative in partnership with Opportunity for All Kids has prompted thousands of Minnesotans to email their legislators, encouraging them to support legislation that would provide…
Last week we wrote about Gov. Walz’s budget proposal to the legislature and how it remains unbalanced. If adopted, his budget would spend $1.838 billion more than it takes in…
This article originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on March 11, 2025. The release of the February budget forecast last week started a second round of blame games. A…
Minnesota’s paid family and medical leave (PFML) scheme is a study in irresponsible governance. When the legislation was introduced in 2023, I wrote “it will mean a new 0.7% payroll…
Yes, Minnesota, there is now a new state agency that goes by the unwieldy name: MN Climate Innovation Finance Authority. The Center’s Sarah Montalbano wrote about this new entity yesterday.…
The Energy News Network reported last week on the state-funded Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority. The Energy News Network reports: The Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, established by state legislators…
The warring parties in the Minnesota House of Representatives shutdown will be returning to the state Supreme Court next week, in an effort to break the three-week-old impasse. In this…
The warring parties in the MN House of Representatives shutdown will be returning to the state Supreme Court next week, in an effort to break the three-week-old impasse. In this…
In 1980 Minnesota became the first state in the nation to adopt a sentencing guidelines structure. The guidelines that were adopted were designed for judges to follow to “ensure that the…
We appear to be in the midst of a slow-motion coup here in the North Star State, all in the service of overturning the results of the state House of…
The state could be heading for a constitutional crisis Tuesday if all 66 Democratic Representatives-elect fail to show up, get sworn in, and fulfill their duties. At this writing, the…
Hennepin County officials struck out at the legislature this year in their attempt to win approval to continue charging residents for the sales tax that’s paid for Target Field. But…
It would be hard to overstate the depth of uncertainty plaguing Minnesota businesses, big and small, over the looming paid family and medical leave program rammed through the DFL-controlled state…
What stands in the way of effective environmental quality efforts in North Dakota? Federal bureaucracy within the Environmental Protection Agency. That was the crux of recent comments made by…
For decades we’ve been told that trends in California foretell the future of America. It used to be a promise, now it’s a warning. This week saw a late-summer heatwave…
A local cause célèbre for everyone from Hollywood stars to big name politicians is generating more nationwide headlines. AlphaNews reports that former President Trump mentioned the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF)…
After submitting nearly twice as many signatures as the 17,500 needed for a referendum, opponents have succeeded in putting the fate of a controversial new law tied to a proposed…
Back in 2022, the state Legislature established the “frontline worker pay program.” To be eligible, workers must have worked one or more “frontline” jobs — those requiring in-person attendance, like…
Economic development Minnesota Reformer: Lawmakers expected to fund infrastructure, economic development projects on Iron Range Labor market KEYC: Minnesota’s unemployment rate holds steady for 6th month in a row Willmar…
Last week I noted that, because of the “The ideological divide between the two main parties in the state legislature… we actually see some rather profound debates up at the…
Regulation Star Tribune: Can Minnesota find a path forward for Uber and Lyft drivers? Star Tribune: Here’s how Uber and Lyft are trying to get their way in Minnesota Star…
A Minnesota farmer fights state-sanctioned discrimination.