A new study finds that Minnesota ranks 4th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia for most expensive infant care. Child care expenses are a real problem for…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota just implemented the toughest wage-theft law in the nation for businesses that shortchange workers. But that’s not good enough for Minneapolis pols who insist on the need for a…
The Star Tribune reports on billboards that have gone up around the Twin Cities: The bold statement is clarified in smaller print at the bottom of the signs, citing national…
This article originally appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. Picture Minnesota. Do…
Perhaps U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) needs to get back to her home district in St. Paul more often. The longtime congresswoman recently took umbrage at the way St. Paul…
The Star Tribune recently ran a piece announcing that Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke was the third-highest paid CEO in Minnesota in 2018 with a total pay of $26.2 million…
If you drive the Twin Cities freeways, you don’t need to read MnDOT’s annual report to know traffic congestion gets worse every year. But for the record, 2018 ranks as…
Will the utilities let Trump’s ACE rule help Minnesota’s miners and manufacturers?
We must judge public policies by their effects, not their intentions.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Critics say an educational philosophy called "ENVoY" and a tone-deaf principal caused Ramsey Elementary to devolve into a culture of chaos and violence.
The Star Tribune recently ran a short piece (July 19) about how Haskell’s Wine Bar on Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis closed last month for several reasons, one being how, “Panhandlers…
This op ed appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on July 12th, 2019 In March 2011, Clint MacFarlane, who had been home-brewing and developing his own recipes since 2006, opened…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Last night, the Center hosted a pre-screening of No Safe Spaces, a documentary that will be released in the Fall. In riveting fashion, it tells the story of the Left’s…
Metro politicians push an urban agenda that has real costs for Greater Minnesota
Critics say an educational philosopher called ENVoY and a tone-deaf principal have enabled a suburban elementary school to devolve into a culture of chaos and violence.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
When I think about influential education reformers over the last half-century – especially scholars and practitioners who have been creatively consequential over the entire period – Ted Kolderie is a…
Minimum wage hikes intend to raise incomes for low paid workers, but that does not mean that they do.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
As demand explodes for skilled workers in advanced manufacturing and the trades in Minnesota, the value of top-notch Career and Technical Education teachers is becoming increasingly evident. Our state is…
Lori Sturdevant wrote an editorial in the Star Tribune last weekend about how Republican lawmakers should embrace "clean energy" or face certain disaster at the polls in the 2020 elections.…