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

It would be easier to take seriously former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's lecture on the need for a modern energy policy if his signature policy achievement in this area, the…

Gov. Walz is demanding 'fair shares' of Minnesotan's incomes. How do you define 'fair'?

It's safe to say there won't be an outcry from Bloomington residents over the city's decision to shut down its branch of the Department of Motor Vehicles. There's probably not…

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

Minneapolis is too important to leave in the hands of its own elected officials.

Gov. Tim Walz called the federal government's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine an "abject failure." But that doesn't begin to describe the state's botched attempt today to make the vaccine…

For many elementary children across the state, this week marked a return to in-person instruction as part of a rolling start process that gradually brings students back into classrooms.

The state of Minnesota is currently conducting a “sweeping” rewriting of its permitting rules to force state agencies like the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to consider the greenhouse gas impact…

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

A 20 percent rate increase is only the beginning.

Several school districts have announced plans to bring elementary students back into the classroom, including the Minneapolis and St. Paul public schools that have been under a distance learning model…

Parents should have alternatives to public education.

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

While easing restrictions is a step in the right direction, capacity restrictions in the summer were associated with significant economic damage to restaurants and bars. There is evidence supporting they…

Resistance continues to mount over Gov. Tim Walz's order allowing youth sports to resume this month with a big if.  Young athletes can suit up only if they wear protective…

Often defined by its professed ends - equality - socialism is rarely defined by its means - extensive government ownership and control of the economy.

A rare win for cutting government red tape may be on tap tonight in the Twin Cities suburb of Hopkins. The city council stands ready to consider abolishing an ordinance…

Despite evidence showing that lockdowns do not control the virus but are rather damaging to the economy, Minnesota Business owners are stuck playing guessing games in regards to the timing…

Every New Year's Eve the Star Tribune publishes a top-20 list of the most widely read opinion pieces from its editorial columns of the year. And Minnesotans can be sure…

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

The evidence continues to mount on the detrimental impact of distance-learning online on Minnesota students, socially and academically. Yet on it goes.

Governor Walz's latest executive order (EO) requiring most high schoolers participating in sports to wear protective masks clashes with his own guidelines giving professional athletes a pass from having to…

According to Star Tribune, the twin cities have seen about 3 times more restaurant closures in 2020 compared to 2019, mainly thanks to the lockdown orders that heavily targeted the…