When Gov. Walz originally asked Minnesotans to sacrifice and protect each other from COVID, it may have made sense. But after nine months of lockdowns and mandates, it’s time to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Minnesota's ICU capacity, including beds available at 72 hours notice, is down 34% from November 23rd and 49% from May 27th.
Concerns have been raised over the cure potentially being worse than the disease since the first restrictions were imposed on Minnesotans to slow the spread of COVID-19. Among the key…
Center of the American Experiment this week released their latest economic report titled Closing Minnesota’s Budget Deficit, providing a roadmap for Governor Walz and the legislature to follow while closing a $1.2…
Surveys, research, and student grades show that remote learning has had many shortcomings, including thousands of students disengaging all together from school. With many school districts planning to remain in…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
With bars and restaurants linked to fewer than 2% of Covid-19 cases diagnosed since June 10th, it is not altogether surprising that a good number of Minnesotans have looked at…
Minnesota ranks as one of the most compliant states in the country when it comes to wearing protective masks with 93 percent of the public falling in line as measured…
Of the 163,184 new cases of Covid-19 diagnosed between September 17th and November 19th, we have no idea where 67% of them were exposed.
These recommendations are unscientific and “bizarre,” said Ashleigh Tuite, an infectious disease modeler at the University of Toronto.
Since Gov. Walz launched his Five-Point Plan to protect Minnesota’s Long-Term Care residents and workers from Covid-19, care home residents have accounted for 69% of all the state’s Covid-19 deaths.
Gov. Tim Walz’s latest COVID-19 lockdown on selective businesses isn’t going over well in his adopted hometown of Mankato. Small business owners denounced the governor’s latest edict before the new…
According to the Detroit Free Press, General Motors is recalling all models year 2017 through 2019 all-electric Chevy Bolts because they may pose a fire risk. The move means recalling…
The number of ICU beds available in Minnesota at 72 hours notice has fallen by 22% since May 27th.
You might think the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Minnesota would have hurt the chances of the $6.9 million morgue winning our inaugural Golden Turkey Award for silly spending.…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
Admissions are surging so why is capacity falling?
For the second consecutive month, Minnesota has seen a drop in unemployment due to people leaving the workforce entirely.
Since Minnesota's second surge in cases began in mid-September, more cases have been traced to care homes than bars and restaurants. Gov. Walz has got his priorities wrong.
Imagine it’s March 2021 and they just announced the state budget deficit has grown to $5 or $6 billion for the next biennium. The economic slowdown from our over-reaction to…
Governor Walz's new restrictions are a sign of more bad news for an industry that is already struggling.
Our state faces a very serious problem with Covid-19: our care homes remain disaster areas and ICU occupancy continues to rise. State government and local media should not be trying…
Based on Governor Walz's recent executive order, the state's guidance for public schools was updated yesterday to note that "all school districts and charter schools must offer a distance learning…