We Minnesotans have a habit of patting ourselves on the back for performance that is, at best, average. Our local press, especially the Minneapolis Star Tribune, encourages this form of…
The Center’s Peter Nelson ignited a statewide debate over Minnesota’s liberal tax, regulate and spend policies with his blockbuster report Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States 2016. Peter…
Mankato is one of Minnesota’s most prosperous cities. Yet, as Peter Nelson pointed out in an op-ed in the Mankato Free Press, even Minnesota’s best-performing areas are not enjoying an…
Minnesota’s economy faces a turning point. That’s the message of American Experiment’s new report, “Minnesota’s Economy: Mediocre Performance Threatens the State’s Future.” It’s a report with statewide implications, so the Center…
Enbridge—the company trying to gain approval to build the Sandpiper oil pipeline across northern Minnesota—just announced it is buying a $1.5 billion stake in the Dakota Access pipeline. The purchase,…
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton used to know when to call it quits. After giving himself an “F” and shutting down his Capitol Hill office in response to terrorism, Dayton walked…
Judy Santiago just wants a level playing field with the Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin nurses who compete with her. Minnesota has granted reciprocity to licensed nurses…
After fending off union organizers for a decade, Minnesota home-based child care providers face a make or break February election that could leave their businesses subject to collective bargaining and…
Charlie Nickoloff, president of St. Paul-based Medical Equities Investments, is a new member of the board of directors at Center of the American Experiment.
Minnesota has long been a fertile state for growing successful businesses. The roster of Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Minnesota in the 1970s...
Supplying Competitive Electricity Rates | Not long ago, Minnesota’s energy policy focused on providing “adequate and reliable services at reasonable rates.” As a result, Minnesota benefited from low and competitive...
Back in 2004, Rep. Steve Smith, R-Mound, and Sen. Leo Foley, DFL-Coon Rapids, were the chief authors of legislation aimed at deterring repeat sex offenders.