We at Gopher State Politics attended the Center of the American Experiment – 2018 Fall Briefing at the Ordway in St. Paul, MN. This year’s Fall Briefing featured a keynote speech from Professor Alan Dershowitz. It was a great evening, visiting with friends and sharing insights!!!
Minnesota Senate District 65 Republican Caucus – 2018
Bob Smith was in attendance at the recent SD65 Caucus, when St. Paul Mayor, Melvin Carter dropped by for a visit. For more on the SD65 Caucus, See the Pioneer Press article. As candidates try to woo caucus-goers, St. Paul mayor drops in on GOP meeting By FREDERICK MELO | fmelo@pioneerpress.com and CALLIE SCHMIDT | cschmidt@pioneerpress.com Read More…
Edina Public School System in Freefall? The Politicization of Education.
Never a dull moment at which was once one of Minnesota’s premier educational systems – the Edina Public Schools. The system appears to be in the middle of a political firestorm moving to a leftist machine. The Edina School state rankings, national rankings, and student scores are dropping. The basic function of a public school Read More…
CAE Annual Dinner Gala 2016 featuring Dana Perino
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…
