Today I’ll be giving a talk in Owatonna detailing how liberal energy policies are making energy more expensive and less reliable. Tuesday, March 12, 202411:30 am – 1:00 pm Owatonna…
1. The Senate Rules Committee held a hearing Friday on the internal rules that govern the Senate. No votes were taken as legislators offered possible changes and amendments. Sen. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) offered…
DFL vs Ridesharing On Monday, I — along with thousands of others, I imagine — received an email from Lyft reading: John, the Minneapolis City Council is considering an ordinance…
Governor Tim Walz received some very good news this week when they announced the state budget survived the 2023 legislative session and in fact is still delivering more money than…
A new and disturbing trend in state government is the use of bonding dollars (borrowed money) to fund new buildings for private, non-profit companies. Traditionally, state-taxpayer-funded bonding projects have included…
The Office of Management and Budget released the February forecast today showing an improved outlook for the economy and the state budget for the current two-year budget cycle. The state…
Last week, American Experiment submitted 2,256 signatures opposing Xcel Energy’s expensive and unneeded transmission line to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), sending a powerful message to the Walz-appointed committee…
In last week’s legislative preview, we commented that the proposed fix to the SRO issue was on the right track, “but it remains to be seen if the defund-the-police crowd…
Thinking Minnesota magazine conducted our very first poll back in August 2018, asking national polling firm Meeting Street Insights to survey 500 Minnesotans with 25 questions about education, crime, and the…
After a multi-year revision process, the Minnesota Department of Education’s new K-12 social studies standards have been approved and will now go to district and charter schools for implementation into…
Never say never. Dubbed the “North Star Act” (as in “follow the North Star from the southern border”) the bill would designate all of Minnesota as a sanctuary state for…
Photo: Tony Webster via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Tomorrow the Walz administration plans to close the historic Upper Sioux Agency State Park to the public forever, transferring…
Center of the American Experiment has a new report detailing how Gov. Tim Walz and other liberal lawmakers are setting the stage for more gas station inflation in Minnesota by…
A review of Alpha News’ ‘The Fall of Minneapolis.’
The 2024 legislative session begins Monday with Gov. Tim Walz telling the Star Tribune “this is going to be one of the more challenging sessions that I’ve had as governor…
The Duluth News Tribune had an excellent piece by its editorial board this week that warned Minnesotans about the Walz administration’s attempt to enact a stealth gas tax in the…
Some CTS proponents claim that it will help farmers by stimulating demand for Minnesota-grown biofuels like corn-based ethanol and renewable diesel made from soybean oil, which have lower CI scores…
A variety of words have been used to describe the 2023 Minnesota legislative session. Depending on which side of the political aisle you place yourself, the session was either “bonkers”…
Yesterday, we discussed the negative consequences of the Walz administration’s proposed California Transportation Standard (CTS). Today, we will discuss how it works. How the California Transportation Standard works The CTS…
Thinking Minnesota magazine conducted our very first poll back in August 2018, asking national polling firm Meeting Street Insights to survey 500 Minnesotans with 25 questions about education, crime, and…
Governor Tim Walz and his liberal allies in the legislature are proposing a new stealth gas tax that will be worse than California’s crazy low-carbon fuel standards. The Walz administration…
At a time when legitimate concerns exist regarding whether Minnesota is doing enough to hold criminal offenders accountable...
Last week, KSTP released the results of its KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA poll conducted in late January. In the area of fiscal policy, its main findings relating to the last session were: Source: KSTP-TV/SurveyUSA So,…
The Minnesota Legislature is about to build another new office building for themselves, and the Golden Turkey committee is here for it. Without a single vote on the floor of…