It is not surprising that some grape growers feel threatened by the removal of this law. This law protected them from the competition by hindering choice for winemakers and forcing…
Minneapolis' 56 homicides so far this year are 8 more than all of 2019, and just one off of the 20-year high of 57, recorded in 2006. St. Paul's 23…
Liberals and the “Progressive” politicians to their left love to use the buzzwords of “equity, diversity, and inclusivity,” but politicians like Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Jacob Frey have erased…
The hospitality industry has greatly suffered from the shutdown. Now is the time for businesses in the industry to gain lost ground before it is too late. A lot of…
When rents rise we often hear people call for rent control - price ceilings. Now that they are falling will we hear people call for rent controls to enact price…
This is not the first obstacle that businesses are facing when it comes to rebuilding that has to do with regulation. Up until about 2 weeks ago, businesses could not…
Increased crime, vandalism, and disorder - even just the perception of it - imposes economic costs. If people feel unsafe, they will go elsewhere and they will take their money…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Unlike the last time Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for emergency backup in containing riots after George Floyd’s death, Gov. Tim Walz fell all over himself on Wednesday dispatching the…
Last weekend the Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an article entitled Xcel Looks At New Nuclear Options As it Moves to Carbon-Free Power Goals. The article explains that nuclear energy is critical to…
It’s hard to blame businesses considering rebuilding after the riots in Minneapolis for wanting to take additional security measures to protect themselves. They have little choice with the lack of…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Last weekend, the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote an article about Xcel Energy’s plans to increase the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road by giving rebates of up to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Under leftist Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota State Patrol has repeatedly looked the other way as favored political protesters flagrantly broke the law and endangered public safety. Most infamously, the…
With homicides up 46% over last year, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter wants to cut $9.2 million from the police budget and spend $100,000 hiring a new political director.
Just when you might think it couldn’t get any tougher for riot-ravaged small business owners in Minneapolis, city bureaucrats dream up a new way to make their comeback even more…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Covid-19 is not equally dangerous to everybody. Some are more likely to be infected than others. Of those who are, some are more likely to be hospitalized, need ICU care,…
Yesterday the Minneapolis Star Tribune featured an article discussing how Minnesota Power, an investor owned electric utility in northern Minnesota, was relieved that the state’s iron ore mines were starting…
This week the Eagan Police Department invited residents of the Twin Cities suburb to an open forum on policing. It was an effort to reach out to those with concerns…
In November of 2019, the Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an opinion piece by the Strib Editorial Board “Not This Mine, Not This Location.” The piece sought to lay out why…
Xcel Energy CEO, Ben Fowke, was the fourth-highest paid CEO in Minnesota in 2019, making $23.3 million in total compensation, according to an analysis in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. As proponents of…
Not only does Gov. Walz get to the make the rules Minnesotans live by via executive order, but he gets to break them when he feels like it. For proles…