Five years after a group of watchdog citizens first challenged the status quo at Victoria City Hall, their bid to hold local elected officials accountable under the Minnesota Open Meeting…
Our treatment by Congress and presidents back to George H. W. Bush has been downright shabby. The refugee resettlement program is a federal program; it was supposed to be paid…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
On April 24th Rep. Jason Lewis put forth a locally important amendment to H.R. 4, the bill re-authorizing the Federal Aviation Administration. It is a simple amendment that would finally…
The rank politicization of the top echelons of the FBI has tainted the standards and credibility of the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Former FBI Director James Comey felt empowered…
“Incentives do make a difference,” according to Gov. Mark Dayton recently. So why does he want to incentivize Minnesotans to leave the state?
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The 'affordable housing crisis' in Minnesota is a creation of state and local government. The solution is not to have them intervene more, as Governor Dayton proposes to do with…
Amid profound partisan rifts, Minnesotans upend conventional wisdom with a strong and universal preference for the value of a tech school education.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
New data shows that, on jobs, Minnesota's metropolitan areas are losing ground relative to their neighbors.
School districts, under pressure from the Obama administration, adopted new student discipline policies referred to often as “restorative justice.” One of the goals was to reduce the number of minority…
In case you haven’t heard, there are a couple big games on TV tonight. The semi-finals of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are taking place in San Antonio beginning at…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
This is not your grandpa’s think tank.
American Experiment Economist John Phelan argues for mining jobs and against jerks.
Back in the mid-1980s, there was a surge of writing celebrating the supposed poetry of baseball as opposed to the mere prose of other sports. George Will’s Men at Work…
I testified in the House Transportation Policy committee in favor of an idea that is long overdue: requiring MnDOT to revise the 20-year plan to prioritize mobility and relieve congestion.…
Reasonable people can disagree about the wisdom of allowing public employees to legally strike, especially when union members are sitting on the school board. If strikes are illegal, as we…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
Congratulations! It has been two years since child care providers around the state did something truly remarkable: they defeated a prolonged and well-financed attempt to convert their homes and businesses…
Due diligence by a Minnetonka bank affiliated with TCF Financial has apparently played a pivotal role in the meltdown underway at what used to be one of America’s best known…
As Baby Boomers retire the Labor Force Participation rate is falling in Minnesota and across the United States. But it has also been falling for teenage workers. Why is this?…
Everyone agrees the Janus case going before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday is a big deal. Observers on both sides believe the high court will likely end mandatory “agency”…