Last Wednesday, the Star Tribune published an editorial about the proposed downtown Dayton’s development project that is worth commenting on. It was titled Back to the future with Dayton’s on…
Dear Friends, As always, we have much to be grateful for this Thanksgiving, starting with the fact that we live in America. Our country has delivered more freedom to more…
A round-up of the last week's economic news stories in Minnesota.
The Met Council’s controversial $2 billion Southwest Light Rail Transit line still hangs on by a thread. So do proposed LRT lines in Nashville, San Antonio and Tampa, among other…
In our new report, The State of Minnesota's Economy: 2017, we examine data and find that Minnesota's economy continues to underperform. We also look at the prospects for future growth,…
In response to the state's 'labor shortage', Minnesota's employers are digging into pockets of the labor market. Could they play a role in tackling problems of low wages and racial…
Nearly one in four Minnesota cities with a municipal liquor store operated at a loss subsidized by local taxpayers last year, according to the state’s latest annual audit. The audit…
A round-up of the last week's economic news stories in Minnesota.
September data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics allows us to take a look at how Minnesota's urban areas are doing compared to those in other states.
Mining is vital to Minnesota's economic future. A way can be found to square this in northern Minnesota without ruining the environment. Our state needs it, whatever the snobs might…
Most college professors self-identify as liberal. Yet time and again professors expose their hypocrisy when facing a litmus test of their convictions in the real world–union representation. The latest case…
A new American Experiment study reveals that a tech school education can yield startling future earnings.
Everyone in Edina has seen the “All Are Welcome Here” lawn signs that began popping up after the 2016 election. The signs were a response to—and a public repudiation of—Donald…
Every day when I receive the mail, our wonderful postal carrier drops a thick stack of cards on my desk. Most days, she makes a sigh of relief. Our new…
Online government watchdog groups usually get started by concerned citizens aiming to put pressure on elected officials. But a new Facebook page started by a concerned elected official in the…
Minnesota’s rural economy is gaining strength, reports MinnPost, with many businesses primed for growth. The challenge, of course, is finding the qualified workers necessary to make that growth happen. Southwestern…
Yesterday’s Star Tribune headlined: “Solutions sought with Twin Cities traffic at its most congested since 1993.” The Minnesota Department of Transportation released its annual Twin Cities congestion report last week,…
Instead of striving for academic excellence, jackboot methods are being used to force students to think “correctly” on social issues. This op-ed originally appeared October 7, 2017 in the Star…
American Experiment plans an aggressive fall of new and worthwhile efforts.
Kirsten Kukowski returns to Minnesota, after a decade on the frontlines of national GOP politics.
Responsibilities include ‘bannering’ on a highway overpass.
Kudos to the environmental activists plotting to turn the Enbridge 3 pipeline replacement project into the next Keystone XL or Dakota Access fiasco. They’ve managed to bring together two groups…
A critical stretch of Highway 35W, the Twin Cities’ main North-South route, has been closed for the weekend. This closure caused howls of outrage from many Twin Cities residents, because…
Gov. Mark Dayton hit the panic button this week. He expressed “serious concerns” and apologized for MnDOT’s untimely closure of 35W into downtown Minneapolis this weekend on game days. The…