Our friend Fritz Corrigan wrote this op-ed in today’s Star Tribune about Mosaic Co.–the company Fritz formerly headed as CEO–departing Minnesota for Florida: I am a 40-year veteran of Cargill…
Policymakers participate in ‘A Well-Done Roast of the Well-Seasoned Mitch Pearlstein.’
If you missed the Center’s “Well-Done Roast of the Well-Seasoned” Mitch Pearlstein two weeks ago you missed a very special event. A sold-out crowd of 300 people came together to…
The verdict has been virtually unanimous on President Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Current Minnesota Supreme Court Justice David Stras’s stellar…
Everyone who drives in the Twin Cities knows that traffic is terrible here, but most people don’t understand why. This morning I had an op-ed in the Minneapolis Star Tribune…
Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith wants 50 percent of Minnesota’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2030. The current renewable energy standards enacted under Governor Pawlenty is “25 percent by…
A CAE panel debates the ultimate effects of raising the minimum wage
Are the right-of-way charges for street maintenance that Minnesota cities charge property owners a tax or a fee? Recently the Minnesota Supreme Court clearly ruled that street maintenance charges are…
Noon, September 20, Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis.
Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will offer an exclusive issues briefing for Minnesota’s legislative candidates.
Catholic Conference’s Peterson helps OAK get to, but not across, the legislative finish line
Why is our secretary of state hiding the 2020 voter lists?
Road construction season is in full swing and it feels like one of the worst ever. Any trip I make seems to be obstructed. Get off the freeway to avoid…
Morgan is a partner in a Minneapolis law office, has worked as outside counsel for four Minnesota governors, and serves on CAE's board of directors.
Minnesota’s economy no victory for Dayton.
There’s a border battle going on between Minnesota and Wisconsin, a battle between the policies advanced by Gov. Mark Dayton and Gov. Scott Walker. The two states have long shared…
House GOP plan would redesign Minnesota’s energy-efficiency program to save jobs, money. Electricity used to be cheaper in Minnesota than elsewhere, which gave energy-hungry Minnesota businesses a much-needed competitive advantage.…
Minnesota can and must support and build a world class transportation system that...
Gov. Tim Pawlenty recently made waves in a health policy speech when he said he believed Minnesota should move toward universal health coverage and that “as a goal, we should…
Gov.-elect Mark Dayton has announced that he will expand the state’s federally funded Medicaid program to poor adults without children as soon as Jan. 3. He plans to do so…
In 2005, the Onion reported this headline: "State of Minnesota Too Polite To Ask For Federal Funding." Gov. Tim Pawlenty is quoted in the article as saying, "Oh, we wouldn't…
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's decision in 2009 to balance the state budget through unallotment made for a yearlong political drama. Folks divided along ideological and partisan lines, making hay out of…
Last week, the Minnesota Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the legal challenge to Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s allotment reductions. After finally finding time to listen to the arguments, I heard…
Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s use of the ‘unallotment’ statute to balance the budget stirred up more acrimony than possibly anything else in his tenure. State law allows the governor to reduce…