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A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota

The geniuses that recently named Minnesota the best run state clearly never had a run-in with Driver and Vehicle Services. The public and political impatience with the beyond embarrassing breakdown…

I have decided that Mitch deserves at least one more post from me looking back at his and the Center’s accomplishments in the “early days” of our existence.  And I…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

MnDOT’s rush to go green just hit what could be more than a bump in the road. The Pioneer Press points out this week’s ice and snow storm exposed an…

A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.

Whiskey Junction has been Minneapolis watering hole since the 1880s, but no longer: the bar is closing at the end of this month. The Pioneer Press reports: Owner Tom O’Shea…

A round-up of the last week's economic news stories in Minnesota.

The state’s new online vehicle registration system was tens of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. But the Department of Public Safety rolled out the first phase…

The minimum wage has been a prominent issue in tomorrow's St. Paul mayoral election. When casting your vote, keep in mind what the evidence says.

A round-up of the last week's economic news stories in Minnesota.

A round-up of the last week's economic news stories in Minnesota.

The government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers. In a free economy, consumers should do the picking.

A lawsuit seeking to hold the St. Paul Public School District—and its students—accountable will proceed in court to the evidence gathering stage, according to the Pioneer Press. Aaron Benner says…

New research shows that higher minimum wages lead to more automation.

Hurricane Harvey is and continues to be a human tragedy. Particularly in the regions affected, it will be an economic one as well. 

The Pioneer Press ran a long story by Christopher Magan on Sunday about Minnesota’s immense achievement gaps.  (“15 Years Later, MN Schools are More Segregated, and Achievement Gap has Barely…

Twenty-seven years ago, Center of the American Experiment hosted a daylong conference with the less-than-inspiring name, “What Do We Do When School Reform Fails?”  Dreary as the title was, it…

On July 19, a Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) council will vote on a “transgender toolkit,” which—if adopted—will be distributed to all public K-12 schools across our state. The toolkit…

This op-ed appeared July 18, 2017 in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The number of children who report being unhappy with their biological sex has exploded in the last 10…

Politicians pretend to care about the working poor while making it impossible for them to find a place to live with regulations, centralization, and fees. They ought to be ashamed…

Gov. Mark Dayton said this week that resorts were so booked up–in spite of his administration’s meddling in the Lake Mille Lacs fishery–that he couldn’t get a reservation. “I tried…

The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to pay themselves an annual salary of more than $92,000. They also decided to double the county's sales tax for public transit.

The special legislative session wrapped up before dawn last Friday with a flurry of bills on their way to Gov. Dayton; K-12 Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Taxes, among…