Since American Experiment first ran our exclusive story on the leaked Keith Ellison/Feeding Our Future audio recording from December 2021, the scandal within a scandal is beginning to pick up…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Walz sales tax proposal hits consumers, while sparing business-to-business transactions Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Paying the tax piper doesn’t always jibe…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Gov. Tim Walz proposes additional spending cuts in revised budget plan KAAL TV: Governor Walz releases revised Minnesota budget Grand Rapids Herald…
The ‘stop-arm’ law Last September, as kids across Minnesota prepared to start or return to school, Kare 11 ran an article titled “Back-to-school reminder: Minnesota’s stop-arm law means stopping for…
A jury found two Feeding Our Future defendants guilty of all charges this afternoon, after a six-week trial at the federal courthouse in Minneapolis. Deliberations lasted (at most) five hours.…
State and local taxes and spending Pioneer Press: Letters: The taxing cost of living in Minnesota Star Tribune: Minnesota faces a projected $6 billion budget deficit down the road. Here’s…
Economic development Star Tribune: Will tax credits bring more film and TV production to Minnesota? Northern News Now: ‘They’re very entrepreneurial groups:’ Immigration and Northeast Minnesota’s economy Regulation Bring Me…
Modern sports are not exempt from controversy — just consider the evolution of equipment and rules, race relations, and politics. But nothing has threatened the future of sports more than…
Center of the American Experiment has long warned of the economic consequences of our state’s constant loss of residents to other parts of the United States. A common response from…
Economic growth KRFO: Young People Are Leaving Minnesota By The Tens Of Thousands Pine Journal: Richest 1% of Minnesota families own nearly one third of the wealth, data report says…
It was a big day in Minnesota’s Constitutional Crisis, with movement on all fronts. The state Supreme Court heard oral arguments today at 1 p.m. on the crucial question of…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: The nuts and bolts — and necessity — of county tax levies Star Tribune: Ramstad: With Legislature in chaos, at least lawmakers…
A few minutes late, but shortly after noon on the appointed day (today), MN Secretary of State Steve Simon gaveled into session the House of Representatives of the 94th Minnesota…
We are less than a day away from a potential constitutional crisis in Minnesota. And national media are beginning to pick up on it. Fox News ran a piece this…
We are all familiar with the famous quote incorrectly attributed to the French writer Voltaire: I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right…
State and local taxes and spending Pioneer Press: St. Paul ‘Truth in Taxation’ hearing scheduled Monday, but Carter and council still $6 million apart Pine and Lakes Echo Journal: Letter…
Two years ago, Minnesota Management and Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $18 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In the event, not only was every penny of…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minneapolis property taxes are going up, but not as fast as most major U.S. cities since 2019 Grand Rapids Herald Review: Housing…
Some recent headlines in the local media read: Those business leaders are correct. The proposed tariffs would harm Minnesota’s economy. The precise details of the proposed tariffs are somewhat fluid,…
In a Thanksgiving-eve, pre-holiday, afternoon news dump, officials in Scott County admit that 20 ballots were destroyed in this year’s election. The county attorney issued a two-page report, summarizing the…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Economy worries reflected in MN school referendum results The Ely Echo: School levy gets voter OK Star Tribune: How would a divided…
State and local taxes and spending KIMT 3: Amid several operating tax levies, one SE Minnesota school district looks to lower taxes WJON: Stearns County Makes Final Push on Justice…
The massive changes in election laws enacted by Minnesota Democrats over the past two years inspired us at the Center to undertake a four-stop “election integrity tour” last month. We…
Another day, another mass shooting in Minneapolis. This morning’s occurred in Dinkytown, the local neighborhood adjacent to the University of Minnesota’s flagship campus. This one caught the attention of local…