An Edina school board meeting was adjourned early Monday night after protesters first prompted the board into recess. In response to the recess, protesters began chanting, “From the river to…
Last week Governor Walz finally found a tax he didn’t like when the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that the “Walz checks” received by more than 2 million Minnesotans this…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Councilor’s View: Land-value tax could mean fairer taxation for Duluth Park Rapids Enterprise: Park Rapids cuts levy from 33% increase to…
No one should be surprised about the impending state budget deficit. Even though the state enjoyed a $17.6 billion surplus just months ago, Gov. Tim Walz and his allies in…
A new policy briefing released today from Center of the American Experiment shows Minnesota healthcare premiums will remain among the lowest in the nation, largely due to the state’s reinsurance…
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has never enjoyed a high approval rating with many sportsmen and women. But the agency’s hands-off policy on the burgeoning gray wolf population in…
I’ve applied to fill an upcoming vacancy on the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). To be clear, there is zero chance I will be appointed by Governor Walz, but here…
Back in 2020, my colleague Tom Steward and I described how Minnesotans — and residents of the Twin Cities specifically — were failed so miserably that summer by their state and…
The Minnesota Legislature is about to build another new office building for themselves and once again, they’re doing it without ever taking a vote on the floor of the House…
Minnesota’s media is cock-a-hoop over the latest jobs numbers: WCCO: Minnesota reached record 3 million jobs in October Star Tribune: More than 3 million Minnesotans worked in October, the highest total ever…
Tomorrow is Give to the Max Day, an annual event designed to raise money for Minnesota non-profits. I’m writing today because I would appreciate any donation you can make to…
Minnesota has slid down to #45 for its overall education freedom ranking, according to the second edition of the Education Freedom Report Card published by The Heritage Foundation. (Florida, for…
The DFL sold the state’s politics to out- of-state interests — and it was a fire sale.
Uncovering Minnesota’s extreme laws regarding medicalized treatment for gender-distressed young people.
Just two years after Minnetonka voters approved ranked choice voting, the controversial alternative election process will be on the ballot again November 7. Ironically, a simple majority vote, yes or…
The first person Tim Walz called after he became governor in 2018 was his real estate agent in Mankato. Since the job of governor includes the perk of living in…
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in 2022, about 44 percent of all workers aged 25 and over had a bachelor’s degree or higher. But in…
Back in 2020, my colleague Tom Steward and I described how Minnesotans — and residents of the Twin Cities specifically — were failed so miserably that summer by their state…
Thanks to a public data request, American Experiment has the receipts on examples the Minnesota Department of Education’s Social Studies Standards Committee wrote to guide educators on social studies instruction.…
It turns out two wrongs do make a right for illegal aliens getting driver’s licenses in Minnesota. Thanks to Gov. Tim Walz and the DFL legislature, illegal aliens in Minnesota…
On Monday, writing about Minnesota’s supposed labor shortage, I noted that our state’s birthrate has held up relatively well. On Tuesday, I wrote about how data show that Minnesota’s employment has…
Photo: Brainerd Police Department, Facebook Brainerd to the list of cities nervously agreeing to reassign police officers to local schools, following a backlash over controversial legislation micromanaging officers’ options in…
In 2019, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced his plan to mandate that 100 percent of Minnesota’s electricity come from carbon-free sources by 2050. As part of his pitch, the Governor…
The local Twin Cities chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (TCDSA) issued a follow-up today to their incendiary statement backing Hamas issued on Monday. The original statement is still…