Governor Walz's latest executive order (EO) requiring most high schoolers participating in sports to wear protective masks clashes with his own guidelines giving professional athletes a pass from having to…
Reducing our annual greenhouse gas emissions from 154 million tons to zero tons would come at an enormous cost to Minnesota families and businesses but produce zero measurable environmental benefits.
Xcel Energy filed its most recent resource plan on June 30, 2020, for review by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Since then, thousands of Minnesota residents and Xcel customers…
Their event is important, yours isn't. This is 'One Minnesota'.
Which America should students be taught: America founded on hard work and freedom or America founded on bias and discrimination? The Minnesota Department of Education prefers the latter. Don't let…
According to Star Tribune, the twin cities have seen about 3 times more restaurant closures in 2020 compared to 2019, mainly thanks to the lockdown orders that heavily targeted the…
Elections have consequences, and because the outcomes of the recent elections will have important implications for energy policy in the next two years, it helps to examine the election results.…
Given the zeal which Attorney General Keith Ellison has shown for clamping down on those business which are deemed in breach of Gov. Walz' orders, surely the organizers of this…
People's livelihoods hinge on the decisions made based - allegedly - on the data these interviewers are collecting. Minnesotans deserve greater transparency from the state government than they are getting.
Last week, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved Xcel Energy’s $750 million plan to decommission and rebuild, or “repower” five wind facilities before the end of their useful 20-year…
The soaring incidences of carjackings, shootings, and violent crime in Minneapolis has received much-deserved media attention both locally and nationally. But St. Paul also faces an outbreak of violence and…
Sioux Falls has strong demand for housing but is relatively affordable because more houses are built. Supply expands to accommodate rising demand which helps keep prices low. This is is…
According to the November rent report from Apartment List, rents in Minneapolis are falling faster than many peer cities nationally, including Miami, Denver, Chicago, Baltimore and Atlanta. Rents for a two…
The University of Minnesota faces a $166 million budget shortfall as a consequence of shutting down campuses, along with tens of millions of dollars in related revenue, in response to…
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
We all know that wind turbines kill birds, but unfortunately, they are also attractive to reindeer. Merry Christmas!
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…