State tax revenues and spending show a steady relationship over time with state GDP. The lesson is clear: if you want to boost state government tax revenues, support policies which…
Too often government not only fails to look out for the “little guy” but makes life downright impossible. The latest case in point? The continuing fallout from the organized garbage…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Candace Owens returned to Minneapolis almost exactly one year after her first appearance at an American Experiment event to headline our 2019 Annual Dinner. When she first spoke for a…
The practicality of electric vehicles is an important issue, especially in a Northern climate. It is well known that cold temperatures impact battery performance, and batteries are the Achilles heel…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
First the city of Minneapolis eliminated miles of car lanes in the name of global warming. Even a doctor warning in the pages of the Star Tribune that the resulting…
It looks like the State of North Dakota is poised to take Minnesota back out behind the woodshed again (legally speaking) if it enacts legislation that would mandate the use…
The inability to attract qualified labor is impeding manufacturing companies’ ability to grow, according to results of an annual survey by Enterprise Minnesota.
This week, we celebrate National Charter Schools Week and the success of 3.2 million charter school students. It is important to reflect on the opportunities charter schools offer families who…
100 percent of Minnesota's existing coal plants generate electricity at a lower cost than new wind, even using BNEF's assumptions- which are likely unrealistic. Looks like claims that Minnesota can…
Lower tax rates have been followed by higher tax revenues. Even so, Minnesota's DFL wants to hike taxes because...they think there is going to be a recession? Who does that?
On Friday, the Department of Minnesota Management and Budget reported revenue that was $489 million higher in April than had been projected. As the Star Tribune reported, Personal and corporate…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota's divided legislature has to find common ground on education spending proposals and decide what level of state school funding school districts across Minnesota will receive before a May 20…
Minnesota’s HQ2 bid is subject to transparency laws. So why didn’t the State release the bid back in 2017? Apparently, Governor Dayton did not think taxpayers had the right to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2019 issue of Thinking Minnesota, now the second largest magazine in Minnesota. To receive a free trial issue send your name and address to [email protected]. It was the…
It has been a puzzle to me that Lake Calhoun was named after John C. Calhoun. After all, Minnesota was a hard-core abolitionist state. Besides, the guy looks way too…
After the Janus decision at the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Minnesota ordered all public employers to stop deducting “fair-share” fees from nonmember paychecks. But the state was silent…
On April 20th, the Star Tribune ran a story entitled "Technology, Cost Could Hamper Efforts for 100 Percent Carbon-Free Grid in Minnesota by 2050." It was good to see the…
Secretary of State Steve Simon claims to be all about protecting the integrity of Minnesota’s elections. He says so on his official website. Minnesota is committed to protecting and strengthening…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
He might be called Metro Joe but it was a small Northern Minnesota weekly that broke the expose that the big city newspapers are just catching up to. Former state…