“Don’t follow Germany on energy policy.” That was the Center’s most recent, of many, warnings over the years to Minnesotans, about copying the Germans move towards 100 percent renewable or clean power. Germany by 2035. Minnesota by 2040. That is the bad news....
Fewer than half of illegal alien habeas corpus petitioners are being released from ICE custody, since an important 8th Circuit appeals court ruling in late March. Reportedly, during the height of Operation Metro Surge, more than 90 percent of illegal aliens...
I have frequently highlighted Minnesota’s struggle to detain violent offenders, only to see them commit further preventable crimes after their release. The May 23, 2026, murder of 17-year-old Tyson Goodsell in Mankato is the most glaring example yet. I spent...
Should Minnesota students continue learning about D-Day?! Did you know Minnesota students are no longer required to learn about D-Day? Why is our state’s Medicaid spending going completely off the deep end? And what happened after Minneapolis disbanded its...
On average, it costs at least $20,000 a year to keep an infant at a licensed childcare center in Minnesota. Childcare for older children, while less expensive, still costs over $10,000. Yet despite daycare costing an arm and a leg, wages for childcare workers...
An elementary school in the St. Paul district will be transitioning this fall from an International Baccalaureate (IB) program to an Afrocentric program. Benjamin E. Mays, a preK-5th grade school, was selected as the “ideal school for this program because of...
Yesterday, I wrote about the looming crisis in federal government finances. This will have impacts at the state level which policymakers should be preparing for. A federal government with less money is going to be less able to support the states financially....
Prospective college students should know that there are simple, affordable tests available that can allow them to test out of many basic college courses. The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP exam) lets students prove their mastery of introductory...
You know that one of them had to be from Minnesota. From a U.S. Dept. of Justice press release, Justice Department Moves to Strip U.S. Citizenship from 17 Naturalized Sex Offenders, Fraudsters, Drug Dealers, and More. The DOJ profile of our Minnesota Man is...
In every year since 2001, the federal government has spent more money than it collects in taxes. As Figure 1 shows, while federal revenues have increased from $2.0 trillion in 2001 to 5.2 trillion in 2025 — a rise of 163% — outlays have risen from $1.9 trillion...