The idea that investing in child care will bring with it huge rewards is big in St. Paul. Speaking at Laura MacArthur Elementary School in West Duluth regarding his “One…
Back in 2021, Huber Engineered Woods, a North Carolina company, announced a $440 million operation in northeastern Minnesota. It would have brought 150 new, high-paying jobs to southwest Itasca County,…
Tomorrow at 3 p.m., the Minnesota House Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee will hold a hearing on House File (HF) 7, which is the 100 percent carbon-free electricity…
Jon Sanders of the John Locke Foundation wrote a great piece for the American Institute for Economic Research discussing how liberals will eventually try to normalize the blackouts that their…
Many residents of the eastern United States received an unwelcome Christmas gift this year: rolling blackouts during cold weather. I received this email on Christmas Eve from Appalachian Power Company,…
The Star Tribune reports on new Minnesota population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau this month. The Bureau reports that in the 12 months ending June 2022, the state…
The breakdown of Minnesota’s law enforcement institutions isn’t new, neither are the solutions.
Three days ago, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which ironically won’t reduce inflation. Lawmakers representing Minnesota in the U.S. Congress — like Ilhan Omar…
According to Inside Climate News, the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” opens the doors to expensive offshore wind facilities in Georgia and Florida by lifting a ten-year moratorium on offshore wind…
Motherboard had an interesting article on the nature of solar jobs, describing the work as transient and low-paying. You can read the beginning third below, or click the link for…
In June, Mitch Rolling and I conducted an analysis of the Duke Energy Carbon Plans on behalf of the John Locke Foundation. Donna King, of The Carolina Journal, explains the…
Mitch Rolling and I are proud to present the findings of research conducted in partnership with the John Locke Foundation in North Carolina. You can read the full report by…
A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures, plant maintenance, and a shortage of reliable power plant capacity on the electric grid could lead to a strain on the electricity system this…
The most important address in Minnesota politics is located in St. Paul, but it’s not the state capitol building. The most important address is 1600 University Avenue. This glass office…
In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal this weekend, Grover Norquist noted that “eight states have no personal income tax” and that: Two more states have already enacted laws…
Research shows that people leave and avoid high tax states. As we explain in our new report, ‘Taxes and Migration Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States,’ looking at…
Minnesota’s high tax burden is the top reason more people leave the state each year than choose to move here. It’s a costly problem.
The cyberattack that closed the Colonial Pipeline focused new attention on the all-important role pipelines, and the fossil fuels they transport, play in our lives. The Colonial pipeline delivers 45…
Center of the American Experiment is becoming a national leader in energy modeling, conducting modeling for organizations in four states, with more on the way. Today, at 11 a.m. Central…
The Energy Transition Advisory Committee is a committee established to develop a statewide energy transition plan and to advise the governor, the commissioner and the legislature on transition issues, established…
In our report ‘Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why we should make spending cuts and not raise taxes,’ we noted that Minnesota already has some of the highest tax rates in…
Center of the American Experiment is proud to announce that it has conducted energy modeling on behalf of the John Locke Foundation (JLF) in North Carolina. The results of our…
The closure of the Colonial Pipeline, a major pipeline that delivers 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, due to a cyberattack has brought a new focus…
The Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee has approved an education bill that prioritizes students over systems. Ask Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers to support giving more Minnesota students an…