AKA Do the Vikings lose because of Minnesota's high taxes?
Setting aside the fact that most welfare recipients saw no disruption in cash payments, there are a number of reasons that make continuously expanding welfare due to the pandemic illogical.…
Senate File 2 authored by Senator Carla Nelson removes the governor's authority to close school, curtail school activities, or alter school schedules via emergency powers, placing this decision-making instead in…
The Polar Vortex of 2021 could be the biggest strain on Minnesota's energy system in the last year, and it will be Minnesota's coal, nuclear, and natural gas fleet that…
At the same time, Biden administration must ensure that unemployment-payment increases are only temporary and can nix altogether the $15 federal minimum wage.
If people don't like policy in this state, they will relocate their activity to other states.
According to Gov. Tim Walz, taxes on cigarettes are okay because they reduce smoking. But by his own logic, taxes on income should also have a deterrent effect on economically…
Gov. Walz' budget would increase taxes and fees for pretty much everybody.
Liberal Twitter is obsessed with the home addresses of rioters who looted and burned down Minneapolis last summer. The narrative goes something like this: It wasn’t just people from Minneapolis…
As we explained in our recent report “Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit: Why we should make spending cuts and not raise taxes,” Gov. Walz' proposals are absurd for five main reasons.
Minnesotans protest Walz’s ‘California’ car mandates.
During the pandemic, passengers have avoided public transit like the plague with Metro Transit suffering a 60 percent loss in ridership alone. It’s hard to blame the public considering the…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
I can't count the number of emails and phone calls the Center receives on a weekly basis from public school parents who are concerned about the lesson content and political…
Thanks to everyone who tuned in to our webinar on Governor Walz's California car mandates. For those of you who couldn't tune in, you can watch the video any time!
Gov. Tim Walz appointed a committee of 45 people to rewrite the social studies standards for Minnesota’s K-12 schools. We wrote extensively about their first draft and how it left…
Don't be fooled by the Minnesota 'Conservative' Energy Forum.
Governor Walz's Due North Education Plan does not include student outcomes, which limits meaningful measures of student gains in competency and achievement.
Tomorrow, Scott Lambert from the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association and I will be presenting on Governor Walz’s attempt to impose California car mandates on Minnesota. These regulations will increase the…
The Department of Revenue found that 46% of the burden of corporate tax hikes falls on Minnesota's consumers in the form of higher prices and 27% falls on our state's…
Gov. Walz's proposed tax hikes would be a bad idea. Here's why.
A. A scholarly report from Center of the American Experiment points out we are already the 5th highest taxed state, tax increases won’t produce revenue increases, and tax hikes will…
Gov. Walz is demanding 'fair shares' of Minnesotan's incomes. How do you define 'fair'?
According to new data, during the shutdown, workers already earning over $100k saw their incomes grow and their lives improve. This cannot be said, however, for low-income workers. This just…