A big thanks to the Center of the American Experiment (CAE) for a very enjoyable evening at their 2016 Dinner Gala. I believe it was another record attendance, with over 850 attendees. This year’s keynote speaker, Dana Perino, a former White House Press Secretary and now Fox News Commentator, shared her insights into Washington, DC Read More…
The Choice is Newt!
Gopher State Politics Institute will make another OOTLP (Out on the Limb Prediction). The Donald will select Newt Gingrich for the vice-presidency slot. Why? Mr. Trump says he has 25,000 employees. He obviously cannot manage that number by himself so he has to rely on various types of supervision from top to bottom to run Read More…
Time to Eliminate Minnesota’s Estate Tax
You gotta hand it to them…the Center of the American Experiment just continues to do amazing work. Please, if you haven’t already done so, contact the Center for a print copy of Peter Nelson’s Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax States 2016. This 20 page monograph, IRS data-based shows you how Minnesota is losing Read More…
St. Paul City Elections and Declining Voter Turnout – Op-Ed
Back on March 29, the St. Paul Pioneer Press ran a front-page story “St. Paul weighs even-year elections” with a sub-heading “Solutions sought for city’s sharp decline in voter turnout.” One group wants a charter amendment to move the city elections to coincide with other elections. That, they claim, together with ranked-choice voting would be Read More…
Minnesota’s Great Wealth Migration, a Must Read!!!
If you have not read the April Issue of Twin Cities Business, you should! Dale Kurschner and his team have put together a great article based on in-depth research and surveys. The article, Minnesota’s Great Wealth Migration exposes the consequences of being a high tax state. The research also reinforces the findings of another study, Minnesotans on the Move to Lower Tax Read More…
It’s Time for Action… Repeal the Edina Tax Bracket and Estate/Gift Tax Retroactively for the 2015 Tax Year. Yes, Retroactively Repeal Both!!!
Open Letter to the Governor, Minnesota Legislature and Concerned Minnesotans: It’s Time for Action… Repeal the Edina Tax Bracket and Estate/Gift Tax Retroactively for the 2015 Tax Year. Yes, Retroactively Repeal Both!!! New IRS tax data methodology is speeding up the process of understanding what is really happening to Minnesota in terms of losing taxpaying Read More…
