I was looking forward to the Guthrie Theater’s last performance of the season, a theatrical adaption of the novel Shane. I read and studied Jack Schaefer’s classic 1949 western as…
I’ve struck a pessimistic note about Minnesota’s economy this week. I’ve noted that Minnesota’s economy — even in per capita terms — has grown more slowly than the United States’ economy generally in…
Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are all more appealing states to teach in compared to Minnesota, according to an analysis by the left-leaning Learning Policy Institute. (And how…
When I have pointed out the record numbers of Minnesotans fleeing the state in recent years, one of the standard responses has been: …something like “breaking news: old people are leaving…
There’s only one reason to construct a carbon dioxide pipeline to dispose of emissions from ethanol plants in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota — fear and loathing over climate…
Yesterday, I wrote about the Chamber of Commerce’s new 2023 state of business retention and expansion in Minnesota report which identified “Minnesota’s high state tax rates and lack of available workers…
Yesterday I wrote about net domestic migration into and out of Minnesota in response to an article in the Minnesota Reformer titled ‘Are Minnesotans really fleeing to low-tax states?’ State…
Why the United States is No Country for Old Wind.
On housing and childcare, Minnesotans face higher costs than many other Americans.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about South Dakota’s relative economic success. What may have also struck you about that story is how badly the economy of North Dakota…
Last month, Minnesota’s media celebrated the fact that our state had recovered all the private sector jobs lost in pandemic — none mentioned that this was after 34 other states…
In December, I wrote that: From mid-2021 to mid-2022, 19,400 Minnesota residents left for other states, by far the highest number in at least three decades. This does not mean…
Ever since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency has schemed to dramatically expand the agency’s grip on waterways, tributaries, wetlands and adjacent lands nationwide.…
A new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) shows Mississippi beats Minnesota on post-COVID test score recovery. This adds to a trend of the Magnolia state…
Whenever I point out that Minnesota is losing residents, on net, to places like Florida, one of the standard responses is that they’re only moving for the weather. But, if…
In this fourth edition of our Minnesota For Sale series, we dive into the dark money supporting Democratic candidates in Minnesota. Democrats in Minnesota and elsewhere are famously opposed to…
Our neighbor to the west became the third state to ban the controversial voting system. Yesterday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed 13 election bills into law. Among the bills…
A new player has entered the game of the Democratic Party’s search for an alternative to President Biden for 2024’s presidential election: none other than our own Governor, Tim Walz:…
In December, I noted that: New Census Bureau data show that…From mid-2021 to mid-2022, 19,400 Minnesota residents left for other states, by far the highest number in at least three decades. …until…
Even though it’s still a work in progress, the push by North Dakota lawmakers to cap and ultimately phase out the state income tax has already attracted the attention of…
Earlier today the Minnesota Senate Taxes Committee held a hearing on bill SF 0009 which proposes to expand Minnesota’s child care and dependent care credit. Currently, families with incomes less…
Several Southern States experienced rolling blackouts during the week of Christmas as Winter Storm Elliot caused electricity demand in some areas, such as the Tennesee Valley Authority (TVA), to surge…
Last week, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on the ongoing business disputes between a prominent DFL politico and a group of South Dakota cannabis entrepreneurs. It turns out that the…
On housing and child care, Minnesotans face higher costs than many other Americans. In 2019, the average Minnesota family paid over $16,000 to keep a child at a day care…