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With assurances, Minnesotans embrace mining.

Students who want to avoid college debt, while developing highly prized job skills, are increasingly turning to a new sort of educational institution—one that bills itself as a “college alternative…

There may be an amendment to the state constitution coming down the road on the ballot this November aimed at improving the state’s highway infrastructure. If passed by the legislature,…

As the need for new talent ramps up, manufacturing companies are increasingly reaching out to parents to convince their children to consider a career in manufacturing.

Public views on K-12 education can inform future policies and should be considered to drive lasting improvement to the country’s education system. These views were recently captured in a report…

Americans are on the move to economically freer states. This means Minnesota, with its high taxes and regulations, is losing out.

The latest federal government shutdown hardly registered a blip when it came to the effect on daily life for most folks. The inconsequential impact was partly due to the short–just…

New research suggests that high housing costs in rich areas and occupational licensing requirements are an obstacle to the geographic mobility of Americans. This, in turn, is a barrier to…

The Federation of State Medical Boards released their latest biennial report on the number of doctors licensed to practice medicine in American in 2016.  Assuming having more doctors is a…

The Associated Press has analyzed census data for demographic patterns relating to home ownership. Various conclusions can perhaps be drawn from the data, but what jumps out at you if…

Activists across the country have been protesting venerable names inscribed on college buildings, as well as the identities of old soldiers on sculpted horseback in village squares, and even the…

American employers have a lot to learn from Germany’s apprenticeship model. At least, that’s what BMW’s success at its production facility in Spartanburg, S.C. suggests. BMW is the biggest car…

Several moderate Republicans remain opposed to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) because, as they see it, the bill weakens Obamacare’s protections for people with pre-existing conditions. These Republicans must not…

School Choice Advocate Betsy DeVos was in the U.S. Senate last week for hearings on her nomination to be the new Secretary of Education. Senator Lamar Alexander, the former Secretary…

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…

Minnesota is losing taxpayers and their income to lower-tax states.

The 'State of Prosperity' delivers a statewide survey.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently made waves in a health policy speech when he said he believed Minnesota should move toward universal health coverage and that “as a goal, we should…

Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently made waves in a health policy speech when he said he believed Minnesota should move toward universal health coverage and that “as a goal, we should start by…