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Amazon leaves Becker in the lurch with loss of data center
Today, the Minnesota Star Tribune’s Walker Orenstein published an assessment of the challenges facing Becker after Amazon abandoned its planned data center: For now, the land will remain vacant. In May, the tech giant from Seattle abruptly halted its…
Louisiana Still Needs a Government Growth Limit
Limited government is a core American value that has empowered individuals to prosper across the…
Louisiana Still Needs a Government Growth Limit
Limited government is a core American value that has empowered individuals to prosper across the…
Minnesota has room to improve on occupational licensing
Approximately 1 in 5 workers in the U.S. needs a license to work, making it costly for individuals…
Progressive Colorado income tax push obscures fiscal…
A newly proposed ballot measure depends on budget hysteria to try to change Colorado’s flat income…
Property tax hikes: Its the spending
One of the most common complaints about property taxes is that they function like a wealth tax, where the increase in the notional value of an asset — stocks or bonds in your usual wealth tax proposal, your house in the case of property taxes — can…
Third-grade reading proficiency has dropped for the 4th…
Reading proficiently by the end of third grade is not only critical for a child’s future educational…
The Technology of Ancient Rome: An Epiphany
Above: A Roman water pump. Coming up: Rob Natelson speaks on “Ancient Rome and the Constitution” –…
Chicago pensions carry more debt than 44 states
Chicago’s pension systems carry over $53 billion in debt, leaving taxpayers with rising bills…
New iPhone launching soon, but Illinoisans will pay…
Apple’s new iPhone launch on Sept. 9 may be a celebration for tech consumers, but it also…
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