GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Aug. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Thinking Minnesota Poll: The Kids Are Not Alright in Tim Walz's Minnesota Written by Bill Walsh For the first time ever, the Thinking Minnesota poll exclusively surveyed young people and the results were shocking  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11667) on Aug. 9, 2024, by Michael D. Sutherland, international trade and finance analyst, and Karen M. Sutter, Asian trade and finance specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * China's Economy: Current Trends and Issues The International Monetary Fund (IMF) assesses that the People's Republic of China's (PRC's or China's) real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.2% in 2023 and projects 5  more