It’s well established that disciplinary problems continue to plague many schools, even three years after the interruption of in-person classes during the pandemic. Yet the ongoing behavioral problems outlined at…
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Monday, July 22, nine days after a shooter defeated security at a Trump campaign rally…
Yesterday, I wrote about Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data that show Minnesota losing, on net, 13,455 residents in 2021-2022. A common response to such data is that these are just…
Digging into the most recent batch of campaign finance reports, I came across this gem: on the last day of the latest reporting period (May 31), a man named Barry…
The Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), of which Minnesota is a part, is warning of capacity shortfalls next summer. MISO’s press release suggests a potential shortfall of 2.7 GW, though…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its migration data for 2021-2022. It showed a net loss of 13,455 individuals from Minnesota to other parts of the United States. Figure…
Economic growth WCCO: Minnesota is ranked 6th in the nation for business, a new study finds Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota ranks No. 6 among ‘America’s Top States for Business’…
One of the DFL’s signature achievements in the last legislative session was a ban on so-called “junk fees.” The Star Tribune reports: “All of us have seen this, especially online,”…
After lawmakers raised Health and Human Services (HHS) spending in the 2023 session by over $6 billion, welfare is now the fastest-growing expenditure in the Minnesota state budget. Between 2024…
I previously wrote about several anti-Israel resolutions that union delegates submitted for consideration at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly. An unexpected turn of events, including union president Becky Pringle…
Less than a month before new federal nursing staff requirements take effect, long-term care providers reiterated their bleak warning that many North Dakota facilities will not be able to meet…
There is no sense in which a solar power plant, however large, could substitute for the round-the-clock electricity provided by a coal-fired power plant. Yet, here we are. The Minneapolis…
Last week, I wrote about the bankruptcy of the Park Square Court building in downtown St. Paul and how it is an omen of looming budget problems in the city.…
Deena Winter of MN Reformer names five names in a report today linking Feeding Our Future defendants with state-funded autism clinics. She reports: Five of the 70 defendants in the…
On Tuesday, Vineyard Wind was ordered to shut down until further notice to clean up the shards of a turbine blade that failed Saturday. Six Nantucket beaches were closed for…
Gov. Tim Walz’s office released a press statement recently touting Minnesota’s ranking as 6th best state in the nation for business by CNBC. (A ranking which, as my colleague John…
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…