Vagrants sleeping in skyways and parking ramps, discarded drug paraphernalia on sidewalks, impromptu campsites in public areas. It’s become an all too familiar scenario, increasingly even in cities outside the…
Curriculum used during an English 10 class at Mankato West Senior High School calls colorblindness, stating that there is only one human race, and calling the police on black people,…
The governor’s fishing opener just hasn’t been the same since Tim Walz took office. The governor missed the 75th anniversary of the once highly touted public event a couple of…
Much has been made of the Mayo Clinic’s successful showdown with the Minnesota Nurses Association over the union’s now-foiled attempt to dictate staffing levels at Minnesota hospitals with the complicity…
The cliché example of the Irish cop has some company in Minnesota. For decades early 20th century Irish immigrants were a driving force in local law enforcement ranks, dominating many…
Catch up on the latest American Experiment events, initiatives, and policy work.
Proponents of the proposed paid family and medical leave time off payroll tax say low-income residents stand to gain the most from the DFL-backed legislation. Never mind that the $1…
School districts continue to pay a steep price for the exodus of students both during and after shutting their doors during the pandemic. Mankato public schools kicked the can down…
It will take years to fully assess the academic and behavioral damage inflicted on K-12 students who were locked out of school and away from their classmates by educators during…
Long after the lockdowns and mask mandates, local governments are still searching for somebody, anybody, to award hundreds of thousands of dollars in unspent taxpayer funds received during the pandemic…
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Will Minnesota taxes from legal marijuana help pay for education, social programs? Probably not U.S. News: Minnesota Governor Still Wants Tax Rebates…
State and local taxes and spending The Globe: Worthington City Council talks budget ahead of December certification deadline Alexandria Echo Press: Douglas County commissioners approve 2023 budget of nearly $64.6…
State and local taxes and spending Pine and Lakes Echo Journal: Nisswa taxpayers likely to see 12% hike in city taxes Rochester Post Bulletin: Letter: Tax increases in a time…
Walker Orenstein of MinnPost wrote an article detailing the energy and climate agenda of key Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota now that the DFL has total control of the House of…
The Star Tribune reported last week that Mankato “has the lowest unemployment rate forany metro in U.S.” So it does, as Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. The Star Tribune…
There’s a lot of catching up to do in schools following the catastrophic state policy of preventing students from attending class in person due to COVID. The drastic decline in…
Mayo Clinic nurses vote the union out.
The pandemic may be largely behind us now, but many Minnesota public schools still have a case of long COVID in the form of enrollment declines that hit many districts…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota Reformer: Scott Jensen’s proposal to eliminate income tax would benefit Minnesota’s wealthiest Kare 11: While student loan forgiveness won’t be taxed federally, Minnesota…
The Dakota War is one of the most widely misunderstood and misrepresented chapters in Minnesota history. As we near the 160th anniversary of this conflict, we want to dispel some…
Just about everything costs more these days with the rate of inflation running at close to nine percent. Unfortunately for state taxpayers, that includes the price of government at all…
It may not be as contagious as Covid, but for the second time in as many weeks nurses at a Mayo hospital in southern Minnesota have voted to end union…
Labor market CBS News: Minnesota unemployment rate hits a record low of 1.8% in June Axios: Minnesota unemployment rate drops to historic low KIMT 3: Minnesota’s unemployment rate hit another…