Residents of St. Croix County across the river from the Alan S. King power plant in Oak Park Heights turned out in force at a town hall Monday to oppose…
Xcel’s plan to shut down the venerable Alan S. King coal-fired power plant in Oak Park Heights, Minnesota exposes one of green energy’s dirty little secrets. Namely, the hugely disproportionate…
In the last session, Minnesota’s legislature voted to raise taxes on Minnesotans by more than $9 billion over the next four years. But the legislators at the capitol aren’t the…
It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote about the terrible trend in shootings and murders of our area’s peace officers — read that piece here. Sadly, the…
Comparing border counties reveals the real impact of Minnesota’s economic policies.
In our new report, we look at how state's economic policies impact their economic outcomes by focusing on border counties.
Minnesota's economy weathered the first three months of 2020 better than the US as a whole, but worse than its neighbors to the south and west.
Washington County, on one end of the I-94 bridge over the St. Croix, is pretty similar to St. Croix County on the other end. The big difference is that one…
One way to evaluate the effects of Minnesota’s economic policies is to compare border counties.
In the economic border battle, Minnesota is getting edged by Wisconsin. We need to heed this lesson and enact policies from a pro-growth playbook. And we want to see the…
New data shows that, on jobs, Minnesota's metropolitan areas are losing ground relative to their neighbors.
New data shows that, on jobs, Minnesota's metropolitan areas are losing ground relative to their neighbors
Data on metropolitan areas shows Minnesota's economic performance is increasingly mediocre
Property rights activists are slamming a U.S. Supreme Court case involving land along the St. Croix River near the Twin Cities that strengthens the hand of government environmental regulators nationwide.…
Congressman Jason Lewis would contain the council from DC.
The feds implemented a new rule in the federal register regarding metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) like the Metropolitan Council on the day before President Trump took office. The rule would…