In a press release issued today, the Acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Joe Thompson, announced: Three Defendants Federally Indicted for Armed Robbery Spree That Shut Down Fairgrounds of the Minnesota…
Center of the American Experiment returns to the Minnesota State Fair this Saturday to talk to fairgoers about the dismal state of third-grade reading. According to data from the Minnesota Department of Education, 85…
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
In case you missed it… and what to watch for.
Violence marred the Labor Day holiday weekend. Saturday’s shooting inside the state fairgrounds, and Monday night’s shooting just outside the fairgrounds overshadowed Sunday’s quintuple shooting/triple murder in St. Paul. Unfortunately,…
In the year to July, prices rose by 8.5%. This was down from the 9.1% increase in the year to June, but it is a high rate which continues to…
“Minnesotan’s tolerance for crime is incredibly low.” Gov. Walz, 8/28/22 As it should be, Governor. On Sunday at the Minnesota State Fair, Governor Walz made several claims about Minnesota’s crime…
Center of the American Experiment will be at the State Fair this Saturday, August 27 from 9:00-5:00. Our booth is located in Dan Patch Park near the Grandstand. The booth…
The verdict, as they say, is still out on whether Minnesota has turned the corner on its current crime epidemic. It was announced today that Medaria Arradondo, Minneapolis police chief…
On Aug. 16, the Star Tribune reported that, with just a week until the state Fair opening, vendors were having a hard time attracting workers. With the Minnesota State Fair…
Labor market Bloomberg Tax: Minnesota’s Hourly Minimum Wages Expected to Rise in 2022 Star Tribune: Minnesota State Fair and its vendors scramble to find workers Star Tribune: Red Wing Shoes,…
Not so long ago when the national media stopped by to tell the outside world about the Twin Cities, they were drawn by attractions like the Mall of America, vibrant…
Less than 25 cents of every dollar given to unions is used to represent workers through contracts, grievances, and discipline. The rest is spent on union salaries and overhead and…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Peter Nelson heads for the Trump Administration.
CAE reaches out with sponsorships and appearances at the Minnesota State Fair.
Center of the American Experiment has had a great year in 2016, as evidenced by a nice article by reporter Shannon Prather in yesterday’s Minneapolis Star Tribune. The article, on…
We sponsored WCCO radio at the Minnesota State Fair today, and spent the day at the WCCO booth. Plugs for the Center played on WCCO twice per hour, either as…