The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Century Aluminum is planning to build the country’s first new smelter in 45 years. That could be good news, if the company can…
In 2021, lawmakers passed a law requiring the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) to revise family childcare standards. The DHS has released a draft of the proposed standards and…
We have historically maintained an important social contract with our law enforcement officers, whereby we afford them protection against personal liability in civil lawsuits for actions they carry out in…
Yesterday, noting the squeeze on gas tax revenues relative to the construction and maintenance they are required to help cover, I asked how should we pay for the roads? One…
The problem The West Central Tribune reports: Chippewa County will be joining the growing ranks of counties imposing a wheelage tax on vehicles to help fund road and bridge needs.…
According to ChildCare Aware, in 2022, Minnesota parents spent over $17,000 to send their infant to a daycare center. Daycare for infants took up 21 percent of median household income,…
Center of the American Experiment announced a summer tour of events based on exclusive polling showing young people in Minnesota dissatisfied with the direction of the state and pessimistic about…
Jason Metsa, former DFL state representative from the Iron Range (2013-2019), and former Deputy Commissioner of the state agency Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB), was arrested yesterday and…
This is not a list you want to rank high on. This headline caught my eye last week: Energy costs: These are the states paying the most, least So, I…
Economic growth Star Tribune: Agriculture losses hit Minnesota’s GDP Star Tribune: Ramstad: Readers say we need ‘reasonable’ growth, more babies and to keep the downtowns connected Star Tribune: Ramstad: What…
Even as he dodged fireworks in the troubled Dinkytown neighborhood himself last night, Minneapolis police chief Brian O’Hara declared the overnight festivities to have been “less chaotic.” KARE 11 reports:…
On Monday, I wrote about newly released data which showed that in the first quarter of 2024, Minnesota was one of ten states where the economy shrank. But, of the…
Happy Fourth of July! While the rest of America is celebrating Independence Day, the national teachers’ union is conducting a day of business during its annual four-day Representative Assembly. This…
It’s rare to find examples of bipartisanship these days given the divisiveness in Washington. But the breakdown in service and reliability of the U.S. Postal Service has gotten to the…
You may have seen the videos on social media this weekend. The occasion was the annual Somali Independence Day festival on Lake Street in Minneapolis on Saturday. The event was…
Pervasive criminality in the metro.
The University of Minnesota quietly tries to surrender a treasured natural resource.
News of note in Minnesota: Center events, initiatives, and policy work.
The unfortunate consequences of degrading common societal norms.
Recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau give a glimpse into the state’s changing demographic makeup. This item from the Census Bureau last week caught my eye. It opens,…
Mining restrictions and impossible EV requirements are on a collision course with reality.
We’ve got mail!
Government fraud and corruption have persisted long enough.
Last week, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced that while “Real gross domestic product [GDP] increased in 39 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2024,”…