The Pioneer Press has a fascinating article on polarization in the Minnesota House of Representatives. The remarkable finding, based on a computer analysis of Minnesota House voting records, is that…
This is the op-ed that I had in the St.Paul Pioneer Press this morning. It is based on the groundbreaking paper by Dr. Joseph Kennedy titled “Minnesota’s Economy: Mediocre Performance…
St. Paul public school leaders seem determined that chaos should reign in the district’s high school hallways. The school board’s contract for “school resource officers” (SROs) is up for renewal…
Everyone’s a pundit in the digital age, thanks to the interactive comment sections that have become a standard online feature at the end of reporter pieces on most news websites.…
On Tuesday, hundreds of teachers attending the American Federation of Teachers convention in Minneapolis joined a Black Lives Matter march through the city’s downtown. They said they were protesting the…
Are Education Minnesota’s union rules protecting incompetent classroom teachers a key factor in the state’s appalling achievement gap for poor and minority students? That’s the gist of a lawsuit being…
The July 4th holiday means family for many Minnesotans–reunions, backyard cookouts and fireworks. American Experiment’s Mitch Pearlstein recently collected insights and ideas from 36 thinkers from across the country on…
Yesterday the St. Paul school board fired its superintendent of schools, Valeria Silva. Silva’s contract was bought out with a package estimated at $787,500. Silva’s firing follows an explosive series…
The Center helps child-care providers remain union-free.
Teachers are in crisis over the disarray and the threats unleashed by policies of 'equity.'
The Duluth News Tribune published an in-depth article on how some people who enrolled in Medicaid through MNsure are making a shocking discovery: The state has placed a claim on…
Five things to look for in the 2016 Legislative Session.
The 'State of Prosperity' delivers a statewide survey.
The Center's founder recalls the Center's earliest days, its ongoing triumphs, its occasional challenges, then looks to the future.
Understanding the problems with Minnesota’s tax code first requires an understanding of the principles that should guide the state’s tax policy. Sound tax policy should promote three core principles...
Very high rates of family fragmentation in the United States are subtracting from what very large numbers of young people are learning in school and holding them back in other…
Keeping The Promise: Securing Retirement Benefits for Current and Future Public Employees | Minnesota’s public employee pension system is broken. The state’s...
The Indispensability of Competition and Choice in Minnesota K-12 Education | K-12 education in Minnesota faces many problems...
The Metropolitan Council (“Met Council”) is an appointed body created by the Minnesota legislature to plan for the growth and delivery of regional services...
Supplying Competitive Electricity Rates | Not long ago, Minnesota’s energy policy focused on providing “adequate and reliable services at reasonable rates.” As a result, Minnesota benefited from low and competitive...
Obamacare hit the news headlines April 1 by meeting the Obama administration’s goal of enrolling 7 million people by the March 31 enrollment deadline. Casually read the Twin Cities’ news…
Yesterday the MNsure board deliberated over whether or not MNsure—Minnesota’s insurance exchange—should take an “active purchaser” approach, which would empower MNsure to limit the health plans and choices available in the exchange.…
President Obama would now like Americans to turn their gaze away from the spectacularly botched launch of the health insurance exchange website and look to all the people helped by…
This piece originally appeared in the Pioneer Press on April 7, 2013. Gov. Dayton recently signed legislation passed on a party-line vote to require Minnesota to establish and operate a…