An activist court ruling. Metrowide racial balancing of schools. An end to local control. Sum total? This Sunday Cover Op-ed appeared in the Star Tribune on October 7, 2018. On…
The Center’s Fall Briefing took place Monday evening at the Ordway Theater in St. Paul, with Professor Alan Dershowitz as the featured speaker. Dershowitz is a tireless advocate for free…
Last week, the Star Tribune gave Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant space to comment on Saint Paul's proposed $15 minimum wage. Sadly for the Strib's readers, Ms Sawant took the…
You'd think ultra liberal voters in St. Paul would be happy about energy efficient LED lights being installed in their neighborhood. You'd be wrong.
Who collects your garbage may not be the most compelling issue of the day–until it comes to your city and street. Just ask the thousands of residents of St. Paul…
MnDOT wants to add a second Amtrak train between Chicago and the Twin Cities. By the front page story in the Star Tribune, you’d likely think ridership on the taxpayer-subsidized…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
If Metro Transit can’t hire drivers at $19.94, there is no need at all for a legally mandated minimum wage of $15.
"The only restaurants that are going to be able to survive this (minimum wage hike without a tip credit) are big corporate chains. Small restaurants just can’t afford it" says…
In July, Saint Paul's Mayor Melvin Carter cancelled the city's Independence Day fireworks citing lack of funds. But the Star Tribune reports that he turned down private offers to fund…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
On Wednesday evening, St. Paul city leaders came to a wider consensus of their plans to raise the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour. Earlier last week, Citizens League sponsored by the St.…
Fear, by Bob Woodward, was not the only major book about a special-counsel-challenged president released on Tuesday. So was Contempt, by Ken Starr. Woodward’s book is about Donald Trump now. …
It’s hard to disagree with the malcontents that broke up the latest public meeting yesterday of the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. Their main message? “PUC” stands for “Public Utilities Cowards,”…
In a bad year for Minnesota sports, the Saint Paul Saints have made the American Association Championship for the first time since 2011.
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Elections have consequences, and this axiom is true in primary elections, as well the general election to be held in November. Now that the dust has settled, it's a good…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
The Star Tribune ran an interesting article today about how Able Energy Owner Mike Harvey has been accused of defrauding more than 80 would-be solar customers in Minnesota. There are…
We all want to see higher wages. They’re are the best way of guaranteeing a good standard of living. But, to be sustainable, they need to come from higher productivity,…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minneapolis has passed an ordnance raising the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020 and St. Paul is currently considering similar legislation. But why? If you are unsatisfied with…
President Trump describes his trade policies as "America First." But he could just as well say "Buy Local." After all, in terms of the economic logic, his trade war is…
Bobby Benson will build American Experiment’s partner coalitions.