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Wind energy is supposed to be the cheapest energy source available, providing energy savings to Minnesota businesses and families.  Just read this opening paragraph of a StarTribune article, which claims that “The cost of wind energy…

Gee, I wonder how the folks over at the StarTribune feel about the DNR’s decision to grant the needed Permit to Mine for the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine. Oh wait,…

Minnesota motorists can’t get a break. The Dayton Administration’s Department of Public Safety continues to struggle to salvage the disastrous roll-out of the motor and vehicle registration system that has…

The Star Tribune’s Erin Golden, who covers the education and teachers’ union beat, wrote an article about how the union is aggressively asking teachers to vote and encourage their students…

If we can keep a growing economy with rising demand for labor and increased wages, the 'labor shortage' might be a nice problem to have.

Environmental groups may pay lip service to "environmental justice" in low-income communities, but these communities are being hoodwinked by the environmentalists who will make it harder for low-income families to…

Minnesota’s most vulnerable population has been exposed to a data breach at the state agency that is supposed to guard their privacy and well-being. According to a letter mailed to…

The campaign to promote mining.

The more St. Paul residents find out about the city’s newly mandated organized garbage collection program, the less they like about it. City Hall not only took away their citizens’…

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

The rogue ex-FBI agent from the Minneapolis field office whose personal gripes with the system outweighed his concern for national security will have four years behind bars to reevaluate his…

Edina citizens finally got the city not to put a lid on it. But apparently it took the potential threat to job security that comes on November 6 to convince…

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

Minnesota’s beleaguered road system received the lowest grade of all — a D-plus. Roads across the state are in poor condition, and congestion in the Twin Cities means motorists spend…

Conservatives have long considered the Minneapolis City Council to be out of control. But now, even some liberal city council members find themselves in agreement, according to the Star Tribune.…

The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA) recently wrote an editorial in the Minneapolis Star Tribune arguing Minnesota’s titanium, copper, nickel and platinum deposits are low-grade and economically risky to…

An activist court ruling. Metrowide racial balancing of schools. An end to local control. Sum total?  This Sunday Cover Op-ed appeared in the Star Tribune on October 7, 2018. On…

It’s taking longer than expected for Minneapolis to fill what used to be one of the most highly sought after jobs in the field–superintendent of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation…

Last week, the Star Tribune gave Seattle City Councillor Kshama Sawant space to comment on Saint Paul's proposed $15 minimum wage. Sadly for the Strib's readers, Ms Sawant took the…

Grumpy’s, a dive-bar staple in downtown Minneapolis, is closing for good today. The bar has been a mainstay on Washington Ave since it opened in 1999. But a lot has…

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

The film, "Time for Ilhan"  has been playing at festivals in Minneapolis and is playing at the Walker (the 5th district). The filmmaker has contributed cash to Omar's campaign but…

MnDOT wants to add a second Amtrak train between Chicago and the Twin Cities. By the front page story in the Star Tribune, you’d likely think ridership on the taxpayer-subsidized…

Minnesota's supposed 'labor shortage' represents an opportunity for the state's workers to find higher wages. These increases will be sustainable, driven, as they are, by underlying economic forces, and not…