Should foster-care decisions aim for a demographic balance? Or should they follow where the evidence of neglect and abuse actually is — even if that means some groups appear in…
Every year, the U.S. Census Bureau publishes the Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. This is the country’s only source for state and local spending data, allowing a…
Crime and public safety are universal concerns that transcend politics and race. But more specifically in the black community — in the United States and Minnesota — is the overwhelming…
Minnesota now has the highest rate of corporate tax in the United States. As the National Federation of Independent Business explains: As of January 1, Minnesota’s corporate tax rate remains…
My colleague John Phelan has been writing about the latest U.S. Census data, showing the continued net exodus from Minnesota to other states. Since the last national census (April 1,…
With immigration much in the news these days, it’s maddening difficult to find concrete data on the phenomenon. Thousands of migrants are streaming across the southern border every day, but…
Economic growth Minn Post: To create growth and equity, empower entrepreneurs in historically disinvested neighborhoods Star Tribune: Minnesota household income continues to decline, putting more families in need Axios: Inflation…
Homeschool enrollment numbers are still significantly above pre-pandemic levels despite schools reopening, according to data obtained and analyzed by the Associated Press and shared by Choice Media. The AP reports:…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has instructed the Department of Transportation and the Department of Agriculture to release a report detailing how Minnesota would adopt California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. California’s…
We do. Sunday’s Pioneer Press had a long article about refugees in Minnesota that featured an admirable family: the Sivasundarams, who have come to Minnesota from Sri Lanka, by way…
The main victims of Dodd-Frank were not big banks, but small ones. By clamping down on them, the Act has damaged American economic growth. Its removal is long overdue
Today the Star Tribune headlines: “Twin Cities population growth lags other major U.S. cities.” Based on just-released Census Bureau data, the article says: The Twin Cities metro is growing slower…
Keeping The Promise: Securing Retirement Benefits for Current and Future Public Employees | Minnesota’s public employee pension system is broken. The state’s...