The momentum keeps building among public employee unions opposed to St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s coerced vaccination of nearly 4,000 city employees. Three more St. Paul public employee unions have…
Gasoline prices in Minnesota are the highest they’ve been since the Obama administration. Despite these rising prices, State Representative Frank Hornstein (D) wants to increase the gas tax to discourage…
Minneapolis candidates swept into office with ranked-choice voting are swept out again. The off-year election of 2021 may have been tough on incumbents, but advocates for Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV) were…
The flood of students and families abandoning the Minneapolis and St. Paul public school systems began well before the pandemic. But since COVID, the trend has only intensified, according to…
The owners of Daley Farm never had a fighting chance of getting a fair hearing before the Winona County Board of Adjustment nearly three years ago. It turns out three…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minnesota’s economic forecast coming after higher-than-predicted tax collections The Neighbor: New Minnesota budget expands low-cost child care Fox 9: Gov. Walz announces…
State and local taxes and spending Pioneer Press: Adopt tax policies that attract people to Minnesota, not repel them Minn Post: Spending Minnesota’s share of the infrastructure bill is likely…
A review of this month’s Minneapolis mayoral election shows voters gaming the RCV system. Earlier this week, the Star Tribune reported on some interesting analyses of this year’s election, which…
Labor market KNSI: How Will the Vaccine Mandate Impact an Already Tight Labor Market? KSTP: DEED reports highest number of job openings in at least 20 years Star Tribune: Study…
Prior to the passing of rent control in the Twin Cities, American Experiment published a report detailing the harmful effects of rent control and why it should not be passed.…
It’s the last thing those who depend on public transportation in the Twin Cities want to hear. The number of police officers protecting passengers on Metro Transit lines has dramatically…
Over the weekend, the Star Tribune reported the following, Less than 24 hours after St. Paul voters approved one of the country’s most stringent rent control policies, Nicolle Goodman’s phone…
In our report ‘The State of Minnesota’s Economy: 2020,’ we noted that: Research has found that corporate income taxes have a large negative effect on aggregate investment and entrepreneurial activity,…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: White House promises array of benefits for Minnesota in latest Build Back Better framework Labor market Star Tribune: Job vacancies in Minnesota…
On Election Day 2021, the voters of Minneapolis rejected a proposed charter amendment which would have eliminated the city’s police department and replaced it with a public safety agency. Fox 9 reports:…
Tomorrow, the St. Paul City Council is poised to pass one of the most restrictive tobacco ordinances in the state. Among other things, the ordinance establishes a $10 minimum price…
Northstar Commuter Rail never did hit the rosy ridership projections officials promised at the line’s inception in 2009. But even Northstar’s most ardent critics must find it hard to believe…
Economic development Bemidji Pioneer: Other View: Thanks to Line 3, a windfall was felt by some Minnesota communities this summer Grand Forks Herald: Airports in North Dakota, Minnesota look toward…
It’s been fascinating to watch how the education cartel and their friends in the press are suddenly concerned about slates of candidates running for school board in Minnesota. For years,…
Yesterday, Xcel Energy announced it would be seeking a massive 21.2 percent price increase on electricity over the next three years, meaning Xcel residential electricity customers will pay an additional…
How a small cadre of political radicals is hijacking the mission of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Violent crime is exploding in Minneapolis. Figure 1 shows the percentage change in a range of crimes in Minneapolis for the period Jan. 1, 2021, to Oct. 25, 2021, compared…
Labor market Kare 11: Retailers ramp up hiring for the holiday shopping season KEYC: Childcare shortage impacts southern Minnesota families, economy Bemidji Pioneer: Minimum wage set to increase 2.5% as…
Why closing coal plants is a bad idea.