As the tragedy of Flint reminded us all, up to date infrastructure is an essential ingredient to livable communities. Transportation, water, energy and digital communications
Metro Minneapolis has built a diverse economy that is one of the wealthiest of any large metropolitan area in the country and has withstood deep
Lets take a look at the details of California’s economic resurgence since the election of Governor Jerry Brown and adoption of a significant tax increase.
By and large our Minnesota policy case study has been well received. The facts are clear. It has the best economy of the Great Lakes
Doug Drake has authored a must read report on the role lower taxes has played in shaping the Michigan economy over the last two decades.
We are working on our next report. A case study of Minnesota’s economic growth policies. With an emphasis on tax and spending policy. These, of course,
Interesting New York Times column on the recent economic fortunes of Minnesota and Wisconsin. And the correlation between that and the policies pursued by their
The Free Press published Sunday an op ed I wrote about the current Michigan economic recovery compared to that in the early Eighties. You can
As we start the new year I thought it would be helpful to take a step back from the specifics I normally write about to
After the 2010 election I was asked by several publications to write about what I expected to happen to state economic policy. My basic answer
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