Something called the “314 Action Victory Fund” registered last week with the state Campaign Finance Board. Sadly, the group is named after the number 3.14, shorthand for the mathematical concept…
“Minnesotan’s tolerance for crime is incredibly low.” Gov. Walz, 8/28/22 As it should be, Governor. On Sunday at the Minnesota State Fair, Governor Walz made several claims about Minnesota’s crime…
Last week I wrote about how employment growth in the United States had stalled since March. While one set of statistics, those that count jobs, has shown strong growth since…
Early September, the St. Paul City council is expected to decide on what to do regarding the city’s heavily debated rent control policy. As reported by the Star Tribune, Dozens…
This piece was written by Robert Bryce and originally appeared in The Hill. The hype around the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, also known as the Manchin-Schumer bill, has been…
Gov. Tim Walz was interviewed by Esme Murphy of WCCO TV at the State Fair this weekend and unleashed the most preposterous statement of the 2022 campaign so far: “Just…
But other agencies aren’t so squeamish. Earlier today, the state Department of Commerce tweeted out to its 7,000 followers a message thanking Governor Tim Walz and featuring a picture of…
From A to Z Last week I asked ‘What do states without an income tax do?‘ They get by, is the short answer: states do not need an income tax…
When MFF indiscriminately pays the bail for a defendant, it subverts this carefully balanced system of individual bail evaluation. This harms our collective safety.
Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly, especially when hundreds of protesters who set out to get arrested wind up inundating the court system in rural counties with limited resources.…
Equal outcomes by decree are now the top priority at our state’s largest higher ed system. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system — our state’s largest higher education system,…
Last week our Education Policy Fellow Catrin Wigfall testified in front of an Administrative Law Judge and the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) about their latest proposal requiring…
A recent article by Goldman Sachs explains how so-called green banking practices are pushing up the price of oil. The article states: Even as oil prices climb higher, the flow…
The divisive content that Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board wants aspiring educators to have to “demonstrate” to obtain their teaching license was heavily criticized by Minnesotans…
A Missouri electric company has announced they will no longer shut down a large, 1,195 megawatt (MW) coal plant at the beginning of next month because it is needed for…
Economic development The Center Square: $4.3M Minnesota taxpayer subsidies expected to create 321 jobs Minn Post: Officials estimate ‘remarkable’ $650 million for Minnesota broadband from infrastructure bill Minneapolis/St. Paul Business…
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…