A bill before the legislature sends a clear message to would-be eco-terrorists who may be targeting Minnesota. Anyone enlisting and educating individuals with the goal of damaging energy infrastructure in…
Taxes are not the only reason people move, but they are a factor. It is imperative state government policy tilts the table in Minnesota’s favor.
And it's not just the rich and elderly moving to lower-tax states.
If localities are permitted to set their own minimum wage rate above the state rate, why should they not also be free to set one below it?
Despite her pitch to “empower” and “protect” American workers, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's labor reform proposal would actually work against home health care workers in favor of big union.
New data from the state’s Department of Education show student math scores have dropped for the fifth consecutive year and reading scores have dipped as well. In addition, very little…
What if we could have better roads and bridges without increasing the gas tax? That’s the last thing DFL Gov. Tim Walz wants to see, after attempting to raise the…
A win for home health care workers.
Minnesota is spending enormous sums of money on education programs for very young children, but the state’s mission is muddled and the results discouraging. Plus, the policy forces private child…
It looks like the State of North Dakota is poised to take Minnesota back out behind the woodshed again (legally speaking) if it enacts legislation that would mandate the use…
Minnesota Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) celebrated today’s announcement that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has overturned an Obama-era rule allowing Medicaid payments to be diverted to government…
The argument against preemption is also an argument against a statewide minimum wage.
All too often, the same legislators who raise taxes to discourage some behavior fail to apply this logic to other taxes. At the capitol this week, Rep. Lesch was a…
"Gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers in this racket" - Mark Hanna
This tax season didn't need to be so taxing for Minnesotans. Our former governor chose to make it so.
“Incentives do make a difference”. So said our former Governor, Mark Dayton. He was right. As Minnesotans feel the bite from higher taxes, they are looking to reduce their tax burden
Even the Star Tribune editorial board realizes that further delaying a replacement for the aging and corroded Enbridge pipeline is foolish and irresponsible. Their sensible Sunday editorial urged Gov. Tim…
The Empire Strikes Back might just as well be showing in St. Paul, featuring legislators committed to helping Education Minnesota beat back teacher licensing reforms. Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein, DFL-New Brighton…
DFL Governor Tim Walz is making Mark Dayton look downright moderate. Just this morning the newly-elected governor held a press conference stating his goals for making Minnesota's electricity sector 100 percent…
Taxpayers and smart lawmakers should remind Gov. Walz and their colleagues in the Legislature that Minnesotans from all walk of life have choices, and they can vote with their feet,…
Last week saw temperatures in Minnesota plummet to 24 below zero in the Twin Cities, and International Falls registered a temperature of minus 36 degrees. It was so cold outside…
After filing an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of a St. Cloud University faculty member, Kathy Uradnik, the Center filed an amicus brief in support of…
Governor Tim Walz's inaugural address today alluded to pre-kindergarten being one focus of his agenda. But increased investments in state pre-K will not meaningfully enhance student achievement for our at-risk…
In a front-page story in the Star Tribune, “Help Wanted: Homebuilders Need Workers” (December 27), reporter Jim Buchta opened by noting how the “labor crunch is hitting home in the…