Last week’s vice-presidential debate once again elevated the very controversial abortion law that Gov. Tim Walz signed in 2023, which many pro-life advocates claim now allows a doctor to let…
While the media focused on Pres. Joe Biden’s disastrous CNN debate performance on June 27, it ignored the administration’s glaring contradictions in its climate policy. The day after the debate,…
A new report released today by Center of the American Experiment provides a stark warning that the minerals needed to achieve so-called net zero policies are either in short supply,…
A new, independent report says that public school teachers’ pensions are underperforming the relevant benchmarks by more than $1 billion (with a “b”), per year. That’s what generated this provocative…
This op-ed was originally published at The Hill by Jacqueline Schroeder on Sept. 10, 2024. After more than 50 years of calling Minnesota home, my husband Bill and I made…
State and local taxes and spending Fox Business: Billionaire Glen Taylor: Tim Walz raised taxes on Minnesota Republican Eagle: Viewpoint: How the school district is funded Rochester Post Bulletin: Could…
Democrats try to pass Tim Walz off as a small-town moderate, “America’s coach.” The reality is entirely different, as Minnesotans know: he is a hard-core left-winger. Walz is in the…
It’s no secret that the state teachers’ union and its affiliates are big spenders on politics. During 2022, Education Minnesota’s Political Action Committee (PAC) spent $5.4 million on statewide general…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz took time out from his busy schedule to visit the Manhattan, New York, home of the philanthropist Alex Soros. The event is commemorated on Soros’ Twitter…
Since late spring, the Minnesota Department of Education’s Ethnic Studies Working Group has been drafting a “framework” and other resources that are expected to direct school districts on implementing new…
Those wishing to cut state government spending could begin with the 173 employees in the Walz administration working on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). American Experiment intern Nathan Fish recently…
State and local taxes and spending The Ely Echo: St. Louis County Board considers property tax hike Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Taxpaying Duluthians can appreciate the ‘breather’ Caledonia Argus:…
The Minnesota Reformer reports: The U.S. Census Bureau released new data last week showing that in 2023 the median household income rose significantly for the first time since 2019. In inflation-adjusted terms,…
Hints at a widening scope for the Feeding Our Future bribery case emerged at an ordinary court hearing yesterday in downtown Minneapolis. Your correspondent was there. The occasion was a…
The Murder In 2002, Myon Burrell, then 16 years old, went with two others in his gang to ambush and kill a rival gang member on the street in South…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison took time out from his busy Labor Day schedule to post the following on Twitter (X): In the 22 hours since, the post has been…
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We seem to be headed for a major collision between physics, engineering, and economics on the one hand and climate change virtue signaling on the other. One of the very…
For years, American Experiment’s message on teacher pensions has been clear: We need to keep the pension promises made to teachers. The Teachers Retirement Association (TRA) — which manages pensions…
State and local taxes and spending Wall Street Journal: The Minnesota Tax-and-Spend Model Cato Institute: Governor Tim Walz’s Fiscal Record Washington Times: While other governors were lowering taxes, Walz socked…
Dueling headlines in local media will lead to much confusion among retirees looking to relocate. The Minneapolis Star Tribune published this article last week under the headline: Is Minnesota one…