Minnesota Legislature

New business benchmarks reveal signs of stress in business climate

The Pioneer Press has a fascinating article on polarization in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The remarkable finding, based on a computer analysis of Minnesota House voting records, is that…

Question: How many moms does it take to stop the Service Employees International Union? Answer: About 9,000, give or take. And Lakeville mother Kris Green is leading the way to…

Why is our secretary of state hiding the 2020 voter lists?

How many court orders does it take to compel state education officials to follow the law? A courtroom showdown over the serial intransigence of the Minnesota Board of Teaching has…

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to comply with controversial federal greenhouse gas regulations that have been temporarily blocked by the US Supreme…

This is the newest installment in Dr. Pearlstein’s year-long review of how Minnesota students are doing compared to students in other states, and more broadly, how American students are doing…

This piece originally appeared in the Winona Daily News on January 26, 2016. Rising health care costs pose a serious challenge to Minnesota, especially to those living in the southeast…

Would fewer tests worsen Minnesota's dismal achievement gap?

The Star Tribune reports Minnesota spent $1.2 billion less than projected on public health care programs in 2014.  Lower spending is, of course, great news for Minnesota’s budget.  Lower spending…

Stars begins to align for real educational choice.

Minnesota has long been a fertile state for growing successful businesses. The roster of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Minnesota in the 1970s...

The Indispensability of Competition and Choice in Minnesota K-12 Education | K-12 education in Minnesota faces many problems...

Supplying Competitive Electricity Rates | Not long ago, Minnesota’s energy policy focused on providing “adequate and reliable services at reasonable rates.” As a result, Minnesota benefited from low and competitive...

Back in 2004, Rep. Steve Smith, R-Mound, and Sen. Leo Foley, DFL-Coon Rapids, were the chief authors of legislation aimed at deterring repeat sex offenders.