The cost of the state’s new “free” school food program has ballooned 20 percent in just six months. Unexpectedly. The state of Minnesota issued its updated budget forecast yesterday. Much…
In March 2023 I highlighted the baseless allegations being made by several activist groups that local law enforcement had killed a young man, Khalil Azad, because he fled from them…
No one should be surprised about the impending state budget deficit. Even though the state enjoyed a $17.6 billion surplus just months ago, Gov. Tim Walz and his allies in…
In the four weeks through December 4, Minneapolis recorded 11 homicides, with the adjacent suburb of Edina recording two more. In the midst of all this violence, the individual stories…
Last November, I wrote about Adrienne Lepage who shared her story on MinnPost about how regulations have prevented her from expanding her microbakery business. As I explained in the article,…
It should stand as a poignant lesson — devaluing law enforcement significantly damages public safety. Unfortunately, this lesson continues to be stubbornly ignored by some. Devaluing law enforcement sends an…
The St. Paul-based nonprofit Face to Face appears to have done everything correctly. Founded in 1972, the half-century-old entity is a registered charity with the MN Attorney General’s office. The…
Last summer, we went all over the state with our Off the Cliff tour. In it, we reviewed what had happened in the last legislative session in St. Paul. Among…
Movers and shakers in Fargo got a sneak preview of the fate of their $140 million ballot measure to expand the Fargodome, when West Fargo school district voters soundly rejected…
Norman Lear, the legendary screenwriter and producer, died yesterday aged 101. Lear made his name with shows which were either remakes of British originals or spin-offs from those remakes.
A new policy briefing released today from Center of the American Experiment shows Minnesota healthcare premiums will remain among the lowest in the nation, largely due to the state’s reinsurance…
On average, students across the country know little about American history “and even less about the world,” write Frederick Hess and Mathew Levey with the American Enterprise Institute. This struggle…
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has never enjoyed a high approval rating with many sportsmen and women. But the agency’s hands-off policy on the burgeoning gray wolf population in…
Ninety years ago today, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, the first line of which read: The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States…
Despite all the talk about falling crime rates in the state’s largest city, we are ending the year on a bang. The latest incident to grab headlines was a shootout…
I’ve written before that “Occupational licensing laws are barriers to entry which restrict new producers from coming into the market. This keeps prices artificially high, benefiting existing producers at the…
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…