What will the DFL’s paid family and medical leave mean for you? One of the centerpieces of Gov. Walz’s “One Minnesota” budget is its proposal for paid family and medical…
In 2020-’21, Census Bureau data showed that 13,453 Minnesota residents left for other states, our state’s biggest net loss of domestic migrants in at least 30 years. That record stood for only…
One of the main problems with the paid family and medical leave scheme being pushed by the DFL in St. Paul is the extent to which it will force businesses…
In the budget biennium 2024-2025, Minnesota’s state government is forecast to take in $17.6 billion more than it says it needs. You might have expected a debate over whether the…
The Minnesota DFL, now holding a trifecta in state government, released their legislative priorities yesterday: These are aspirations, ends rather than means. We should ask, 1) Is there a problem?…
One of the likely recipients of a chunk of Minnesota’s forecast budget surplus of $17.6 billion is a scheme for paid family and medical leave. You might ask yourself, ‘What’s…
This op-ed appeared in the Star Tribune on April 28th, 2021 As Minnesota’s economy slowly begins to recover from COVID-19 and the measures taken by state government to fight it,…
Last week, I wrote about how increased unemployment benefits are preventing employers from hiring. This isn’t just a problem for Minnesota or for specific industries. As the Wall Street Journal reports:…
Last week, KPVI ran a report titled: ‘Some Minnesota businesses report hiring problems, citing enhanced unemployment benefits‘: With more relaxed restrictions and the promise of warmer months ahead, businesses are…
Federal tax cuts are already benefiting Minnesota’s economy.
The current issue of the New Labor Forum includes a long column by Max Fraser, a left-winger who writes for publications like the Nation and Dissent and, improbably, is associated…
Education Minnesota tactics cited in briefs before the Court The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard the long-anticipated case brought by Mark Janus, an Illinois child support specialist who’s asking…
Education Minnesota tactics cited in briefs before the Court The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday heard the long-anticipated case brought by Mark Janus, an Illinois child support specialist who’s asking…
Does anyone really believe that Education Minnesota or AFSCME-5 are spending the bulk of their dues revenues on negotiating contracts? Everything the unions do, from collective bargaining, electioneering and lobbying,…
The Janus case is expected to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in January of 2018 so stay tuned. The case is first and foremost a defense of Free…