During President Trump’s joint address to Congress, he promised “historic action to dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths here in the U.S.A.” Prioritizing domestic critical minerals exploration and development…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continued his national “town hall” tour yesterday in Houston, TX. Local affiliate Fox 26 reported beforehand: You may recall that Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s most recent…
The DFL deficit In February 2023, Minnesota Management & Budget (MMB) forecast a state government budget surplus of $17 billion for the 2024-2025 biennium. In that “historic” session, the DFL trifecta blew…
On Tuesday, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leopold addressed the Senate Capital Investment Committee, seeking state funding for renovations to the Xcel Energy Center. The project…
Suddenly, the “wrong” people are doing the “right” thing. The full quote from Nobel-prize-winning economist Milton Friedman goes as follows: I do not believe that the solution to our problem…
This month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did some spring cleaning and took steps toward 31 significant deregulatory actions. Utilities and American electricity consumers will benefit from averted blackouts and billions of dollars of…
We at Center of the American Experiment have long warned of looming budget squeezes in Minneapolis and St. Paul as a result of collapsing commercial property values. Simply put, declining values means declining property tax valuations, which means declining…
Starting April 1, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) will hold a three-day series of hearings in St. Paul on the proposed acquisition of the electric utility Minnesota Power (MP).…
The CEO of the Minnesota-based free-food behemoth Second Harvest Heartland announced that she will be stepping down from her position. Allison O’Toole will be leaving the organization after leading it…
The upcoming municipal elections in Minneapolis will be a referendum on the city’s future. At the moment, the future is not bright. Yesterday, the city’s hometown newspaper, the Star Tribune,…
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…
The Cato Institute released a new report this month estimating the staggering costs of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. The 2022 law could cost a staggering $1.97 trillion by 2034,…
Shaping policy The common argument from progressive criminal justice system academics and policy makers is that incarceration is a costly and ineffective tool to control crime. In Minnesota, progressive academics…
There are lots of proposals swirling around the state capitol aimed at stopping the fraud rampant throughout state government. Will any of them work? Will any of them gain enough…
Governor Walz continues to boast about how many Minnesotan kids are on Medicaid, but is that REALLY something to BOAST about?! Later Grace, Bill, and Kathryn react to House DFL…
The Minnesota Legislature is currently considering H.F. 29, a bill that does two important things: Here’s how American Experiment Senior Policy Fellow Katherine Kersten explained why we need H.F. 29…
CNN’s Scott Jennings has become one of conservatism’s most effective spokesmen, especially on social media. He addressed more than 600 guests at American Experiment’s 2025 Annual Dinner Gala on Saturday,…
CNN’s Scott Jennings has become one of conservatism’s most effective spokesmen, especially on social media. He addressed more than 600 guests at American Experiment’s 2025 Annual Dinner Gala on Saturday,…
The second major trial in the Feeding Our Future scandal is turning into a made-for-TV event. Defendant Aimee Bock was questioned under oath about trips to Las Vegas, Lamborghinis, Louis…
LIVE from the American Experiment Podcast Studio with Bill Walsh and Bill Glahn! Even as prison sentences from the first Feeding Our Future trial are still being handed down, the…