If he wins, Tim Walz will be the first Minnesota governor elected to a third four-year term.
The complicated electoral method was thoroughly rejected in November. On Nov. 5, 2024, Donald Trump won his second presidential term. But that day was important for another reason: Ranked choice…
In 2018, Center of the American Experiment released a report evaluating how environmentally responsible mining would boost Minnesota’s economy. With the help of economist John Phelan and Debra Struhsacker, a…
Border patrol agents report illegal aliens continue to attempt to cross the border with Canada into North Dakota and Minnesota in higher than usual numbers. While the influx remains exponentially…
The International Energy Agency (IEA) last week again predicted a decline in global coal use, expecting demand to plateau through 2027 and decline thereafter “as renewable energy sources play a…
Last month, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final environmental analysis of changes to greater sage grouse management. The final environmental impact statement (EIS) prohibits wind, solar, and transmission projects…
Open enrollment policies allow students to access public schools outside of their resident public schools, which can be a great help for families whose assigned neighborhood public schools aren’t the…
With the new and growing electricity demand that artificial intelligence (AI) is putting on the grid, it seems like the smart money is on nuclear to power AI. Nuclear power…
A North Dakota judge has temporarily blocked a new Bureau of Land Management rule that would restrict natural gas venting and flaring. The injunction would block enforcement of the rule…
In June last year, I wrote that data show that families with children are fleeing the Twin Cities. Sadly, that is not all. Writing for the Institute for Family Studies,…
Residents of 11 Western states should prepare for an influx of solar panels on public lands near them. A Bureau of Land Management rule is designating 31 million acres of Western lands…
The Department of Energy has announced $2.2 billion in funding for grid projects across the U.S. Montana and North Dakota are the lucky recipients of $700 million to support the…
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…
Professors at two North Dakota institutions of higher education dodged a bullet last year when lawmakers fell just short of passing legislation to reduce protections for tenured faculty. At the…
There has been a steady stream of stories in Minnesota’s media relating that the state government’s revenues have been consistently coming in above forecast. This is true. As Minnesota Management…
This month, the Biden administration took another coordinated step toward the demise of coal by closing off the U.S.’ largest coal supplier to new leases. The Powder River Basin, in…
It’s been a given since 1978. A reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and South Dakota meant that college students crossing the state border would get a break in tuition and fees.…
Some CTS proponents claim that it will help farmers by stimulating demand for Minnesota-grown biofuels like corn-based ethanol and renewable diesel made from soybean oil, which have lower CI scores…
Between 2021 and 2022, Ten states enacted individual income tax rate reductions. Six states enacted corporate income tax rate reductions. Oklahoma became the first state to make permanent the full expensing of…
The governor’s fishing opener just hasn’t been the same since Tim Walz took office. The governor missed the 75th anniversary of the once highly touted public event a couple of…
Our neighbor to the west became the third state to ban the controversial voting system. Yesterday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed 13 election bills into law. Among the bills…
For the past 100 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that parental rights are a fundamental right, writes Parental Rights Foundation president William Estrada for the American Enterprise Institute.…
In December, I noted that: New Census Bureau data show that…From mid-2021 to mid-2022, 19,400 Minnesota residents left for other states, by far the highest number in at least three decades. …until…
Minnesota school districts are not required to provide written or in-person feedback to teachers regarding their evaluation, according to an analysis of teacher evaluation policies by the National Council on…