Xcel may have tried to do the right thing by planning to construct a few new natural gas plants while it adds grid-destabilizing wind and solar. Unfortunately, its final Upper…
[Updated: driver fired.] The parking lot was, in fact, a handicapped parking space in front of City Hall. The “courier” was stopping by to pick up more absentee ballots en…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Goldilocks report? Minnesota tax collections show economy not too cold, not too hot Star Tribune: Minneapolis to look at new taxes as…
Under Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota does not appear among the 20 state governments suing to stop the Biden administration from implementing over-the-top new staffing requirements for nursing homes that industry…
The Minneapolis City Council has overridden the mayor’s veto on a fee on carbon emissions. The council voted 9-2 on Thursday to override the veto. The measure will charge businesses…
UPDATE: Moorhead Area Schools sent an email to parents today disavowing any connection to the political direct mailer that was sent under their name. They also placed a pop-up message…
A majority of Minnesotans favor a school choice policy where parents can use state funding (tax dollars) for tuition and transportation at a private or parochial school, according to an…
To less fanfare than usual, the Census Bureau has released its estimates of State-to-State Migration Flows for 2023. They show that, overall, Minnesota gained 100,277 residents from other parts of…
The dilemma over what to do about homelessness plagues cities of every size in every state. Homeless camps and associated risks to public safety have been routinely allowed in public…
Farhiya Ahmed Mohamud, aged 65, defendant No. 35 in the sprawling free-food scandal, became Guilty Plea No. 23 this afternoon at the Federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis. She pled guilty…
Average English, math, reading, science, and composite American College Test (ACT) scores among Minnesota’s high school graduating class of 2024 have dropped again. The average composite score for the state…
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to halt enforcement of the Environmental Protection Agency’s egregious greenhouse gas regulations on power plants. However, the Court believes “the applicants have shown a…
Unreported FBI crime data adjustments under scrutiny — A number of conservative outlets reported this week that the FBI had quietly updated its 2022 crime data sometime after releasing the…
This opinion piece originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Aug. 21, 2024. Tim Walz was a schoolteacher before entering politics, so what is his approach to teaching? The Minnesota…
The Rochester public school district already has one operating levy on the books at a cost of $17 million per year to taxpayers. That’s because earlier this year Rochester school…
A battle is brewing up in the St. Paul City Council over a free to low-cost childcare proposal. After failing to garner enough verified signatures in 2022, St. Paul’s universal…
Join Opportunity for All Kids and Center of the American Experiment for the second annual 7k for Kids Fun Run on Saturday, October 11th in Plymouth. There will be a…
Minnesota’s fraud problem made national headlines as criminals took advantage of our state’s generous welfare programs and lax oversight to steal billions of taxpayer dollars. Join American Experiment’s fraud expert…
As part of American Experiment’s Minnesota School Board Toolkit, this video walks through how to access reading and math proficiency results for a school or district.
Amidst mounting frustration with the state and national teachers’ union, a small group of teachers in Becker, Minnesota decided to try something different. They successfully petitioned the state to call…