In November 2020, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) forecasted a $636 million deficit for the 2020-2021 biennium and a $1.2 billion deficit for the 2022-2023 biennium. Things turned around in…
After strictly enforcing Gov. Tim Walz's mask mandate in order to play youth sports indoors and out, the Minnesota State High School League has gotten religion. Sort of.
The state’s top watchdog has told the Star Tribune the agency is looking into the fees charged by a New York company awarded a no-bid contract by the Walz administration…
Rather than showing appreciation for the citizen soldiers whose lives have been upended to protect against a replay of last summer's riots, organized labor activists jeered and expelled them.
A Minnesota dairy producer's openness on why he had little choice but to move his operation to Colorado in order to prosper reveals much about the state's toxic business climate.
The Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee has approved an education bill that prioritizes students over systems. Ask Gov. Tim Walz and lawmakers to support giving more Minnesota students an…
Today, Minnesota’s Department of Employment and Economic Development released unemployment numbers for March. The headline was that the our state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked down from 4.5% in February…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year it revealed a couple of major flaws in Minnesota’s health care system. One was the moratorium on building new hospitals. Without this, we…
Everyone agrees that Daunte Wright's death was tragic, but we can't ignore the facts and stick to a stubborn narrative about race.
Two years ago, Gov. Walz proposed raising Minnesota’s gas tax by 20¢ — a 70 percent hike. The proposal did not pass. House representatives have brought another proposal to raise the…
Legislators returned this week from their Easter/Passover break and things really started moving at the Capitol. The House and Senate rolled out massive spending bills and began moving them through…
The latter is apparently much deadlier, according to one liberal's scientific model.
Last week, the Minnesota House DFL pushed a 186-page energy omnibus bill through the Climate and Energy Finance and Policy Committee on a party-line vote. The bill is a wish…
A cabal of progressives wants to rewrite how students learn about their American heritage.
President Joe Biden and Climate “Envoy” John Kerry seem more than happy to tell pipeliners and coal miners that their jobs are over, but the alternative they propose, getting them…
State and local taxes and spending Grand Rapids Herald Review: Here Is How Much People Pay in Taxes in Minnesota Marshall Independent: Daudt hopeful for more tax breaks Inforum: Area…
Minnesota has been in the news recently, and not for a good reason. Even with all its strict rules, Minnesota has been labeled a COVID-19 hotspot. The fact that cases…
Center of the American Experiment 8421 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 110 | Golden Valley, MN 55426 Phone: 612-338-3605 | Fax: 612-338-3621 | Email: [email protected] Prepared by Isaac Orr Executive Summary and…
The Upper Midwest Law Center fights for clients against the ‘progressive’ agenda.
An objective look back reveals how the Walz administration bumbled through its reaction to the pandemic.
We’re excited to announce that our 2021 Annual Dinner Gala will take place on Saturday, May 1st at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Eagan. This brand new venue on…
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Despite voting it down in 2012, Minnesotans support Voter ID.
It’s not too late to fight the alarming attempt to further radicalize public school curriculum.