Standing on the banks of the Mississippi River in Cohasset, Minnesota, the Boswell Energy Center is the most productive, lowest-cost source of electricity in the entire state. Because Minnesota’s mining…
In Minnesota, when you want to speak, liberals pass laws to stop you. When you don’t want to speak, liberals pass laws to force you. Here is a short report…
Nearly everyone acknowledges that the lack of housing available for people of low and middle income is one of the most serious problems facing the Twin Cities today. Experts use…
This op-ed originally appeared in the Mille Lacs Messenger on May 18, 2020. The statewide shutdown that Gov. Tim Walz imposed in response to the coronavirus has been an economic…
Who says students aren’t learning much during the the shutdown of schools and cancellation of classes for the rest of the school year due to the coronavirus recess? Some Minnesota…
The Minneapolis Public Schools board virtually approved a controversial redistricting plan last week that is set to take effect fall 2021.
Now they tell us. Three incumbent DFL state legislators who each recently lost the nod for their party’s endorsement suddenly sound more like conservative critics when it comes to allowing…
One of the core arguments for limited government involvement in the private sector is that private companies are much more receptive to changes in market conditions than governments because they…
Nearly $600 million a year ($551 million in fiscal year 2018) is sent directly to school districts, charter schools, and other educational organizations across Minnesota to pay for the educational…
On April 16, 2020 the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) wrote an article entitled “Minnesotans Want Clean Cars: The Oil Industry, Not So Much.” The article, which mentions Center of…
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that Metro Transit will limit the number of riders who can board buses during the COVID-19 outbreak. The new policy is an admission, if not an…
Today’s Star Tribune features an op-ed headlined, “The density craze is ruining urban life in Minneapolis.” It’s a reader’s response to my April 5 article entitled, “Density in a time…
There are several manufacturers and industry partners across the state using their resources to support medical personnel and respond to the shortage of personal protective equipment, and their efforts deserve…
In deciding how to deal with the Coronavirus, we should take all factors into account. There is no greater issue currently facing our state, or our country.
At the national level the federal response to the coronavirus appears destined to make big government bigger. But the financial fallout at the local government level may serve as a…
Egg and I in Lyn-Lake, started 40 years ago by single mother Cathy Grotbeck, is closing for good.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
In Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey announced a $5 million relief package for residents and businesses struggling financially because of COVID-19. One million dollars within the city’s “Stable Homes Stable Schools”…
On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the Star Tribune ran a story entitled “New Suburban Solar Projects Part of a Wave of New Projects in Minnesota.” The article discusses businesses that…
Environmentalists’ call to shutter the Boswell Energy Center would devastate the Iron Range economy, with no measurable impact on future global temperatures.
Yesterday I wrote about how the City of San Francisco has not only revered their ban on single-use plastic bags to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus, but they…
San Francisco is banning reusable shopping bags and reversing its ban on plastic bags to prevent outside germs from entering grocery stores as the coronavirus pandemic affects cities around the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
A recent story in Politco entitled “Minnesota on the edge: ‘I’ve voted Democrat my whole life. It’s getting tougher,” details how the political leanings of Minnesotans on the Iron Range,…