Ken Martin, the head of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) party, put out a press release on Good Friday touting their most recent fundraising results. The state’s version of the Democratic party…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced last week that, at 8.5 percent from March 2021 to March 2022, inflation was running at its fastest year-on-year rate since December 1981.…
The problem of overspending isn’t just anecdotal, it is systemic.
A whopping two-thirds of Minnesotans say local reporters contribute to the toxicity of their state’s political discourse, according to the spring edition of the quarterly Thinking Minnesota poll, sponsored by…
Did you know that Xcel Energy, which had total revenues of over $3 billion in 2020, according to federal data, paid no federal income taxes in 2018, according to a…
Governor Walz took some time to go around the state last week touting his budget proposal. With very little done so far into the session, pressure may be mounting to…
At $13,600 in annual per student spending, Minnesota is considered a high-spending state relative to K-12 education spending across the country. Education spending amounts to 40 percent of our state…
The average cost of electricity in Minnesota surpassed Wisconsin in 2021, marking the first time since the Energy Information Administration (EIA) started recording data that Minnesota electricity prices have exceeded…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a request in early March asking that a Dakota County court oversee the dissolution of the free-food nonprofit Feeding Our Future. Last Monday, the…
Inflation-strapped Minnesotans will pay a 20 cents per gallon penalty for gas and diesel to underwrite Walz’s toothless California Fuel Standards.
Center of the American Experiment is at the Upper Midwest Convenience Store and Energy Convention in St. Paul from April 18-20 to hear from convenience store owners about their experiences…
House autocrats kept the public locked out as Democrats still met with each other and lobbyists on the side.
AG Ellison blocks watchdog group from investigating inappropriate hires.
Doomberg, the anonymous author of the popular Substack publication on energy, finance, and the economy at-large, walks us through their recent piece titled “Farmers on the Brink.” “Never have we…
We must no longer tolerate the petty criminals who ultimately hold our communities hostage to fear and lawlessness.
Homeschool enrollment numbers are still significantly above pre-pandemic levels despite schools reopening, according to data obtained and analyzed by the Associated Press and shared by Choice Media. The AP reports:…
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…