GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * American Experiment helps blunt bill that would have restricted ICE's ability to access childcare facilities Yesterday, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) introduced HF3415 in the Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee. The bi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump can help middle class households by using his rulemaking authority to end the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains filing make less than   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis submitted a public comment letter to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services expressing support for an interim rule intended to improve continuity for religious organizations that rely on foreign religious workers serving under the R-1 visa program. In the letter, the Archdiocese expressed appreciation for the IFR, considering it a vital measure that supports essential religious services across the United States. This change  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Union Members in Minnesota 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - March 6, 2026 * * * In 2025, union members accounted for an estimated 14.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Minnesota, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the estimated number of workers belonging to unions was 386,000.  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 7 -- Bethel University issued the following news: * * * Business teachers gather at Bethel to explore how to use AI thoughtfully in the classroom A recent Bethel symposium brought Minnesota teachers together to connect, share strategies, test new tools, and learn how to integrate artificial intelligence thoughtfully into business classrooms. By Jason Schoonover '09, senior web content specialist Chisago Lakes High School business teacher Hannah Lindstrom '16, GS'2  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by senior research analyst Robert Stilson: * * * Big Philanthropy "decolonizes" itself The Decolonizing Wealth Project claims colonialism and racism created America's richest foundations. They have a $1 trillion plan to redistribute the wealth and it's getting support from ... some of the America's richest foundations. * Last year, a group called the Decolonizing Wealth Project announced a "  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Bill Glahn to Power Line: * * * Keith Ellison exposed There are probably fewer than 100 people in America who would understand the importance of a 47-second exchange during today's marathon 4-hour and 20-minute U.S. House Oversight committee hearing at the Capitol. But the brief sequence g  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * Common ground on immigration: What do Minnesotans think? Over the past couple of months, I've been using poll data to find out what Minnesotans want the federal immigration system to achieve -- its ends -- and how they want those ends achieved, the means. I  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * Deputies safely rescue suicidal person in Minneapolis as crowd gathered to An incident yesterday morning in downtown Minneapolis illustrates the destructive results of allowing years of anti-police rhetoric to become normalized in much o  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 6, 2026, by economist John Phelan * * * DFLers propose illegal new sanctuary state tax If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail, as the old saying goes. As I wrote yesterday: The DFL has been casting around for an issue to distract Minnesota's voters from the epidemic of frau  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * The habeas hoax rages on Habeas corrigia. Although the filing of new habeas corpus cases has slowed to a trickle in federal court in Minnesota since Operation Metro Surge began winding down, the entire phenomenon has broken down into farce. More than a   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * President Trump announced today that Homeland Security Secretary Krist Noem would be stepping down from her post at the end of March. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R - Oklahoma) was named as Noem's successor. Secretary Noem's departure marks t  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by economist John Phelan: * * * Republican plan to restrain property tax hikes will help with affordability Republican plan to restrain property tax hikes will help with affordability Photo: Minnesota Senate Media Services The problem Property taxes have become a hot topic in Minnesota as bills have soa  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Should schools have to teach cursive writing? Monday's Education Policy Committee hearing opened with an anecdote about a Senate intern who could not identify John Hancock's well-known signature on the Declaration of Independence. The story came just before Sen. Ann   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- A coalition of 96 national and 181 state organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to revise its proposed Reimagining and Improving Student Education rule and include post-baccalaureate nursing degrees in the list of professional degree programs eligible for higher federal student loan limits. The letter asserts that recognizing these advanced nursing degrees is vital for enhancing educational pathways and fortifying the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Attend Dignified Transfer for Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor of White Bear Lake * DOVER - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith attended the dignified transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base for Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor of White Bear Lake, who was among those killed in a drone strike in Kuwait on March 1, 2026. The Senators also met with Amor's family mem  more

DECORAH, Iowa, March 6 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * More than $1.37 million raised for students during Luther College's 11th annual Giving Day * Luther College raised a total of $1,377,593 to support scholarships and world-class education during the college's 11th annual Giving Day on Thursday, March 5. Gifts made on Giving Day are critical to the continued support and growth of the Luther Fund, Luther's unrestricted current fund that supports all students, faculty, sta  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Over $12 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme Leads to 14 Years of Prison for Substance Abuse Facility, Owner, Compliance Officer, and Office Manager NEW BERN, N.C. - A federal judge has handed down more than 14 years in federal prison to participants in a $12.7 Million Medicaid fraud scheme that paid more than $1 Million in kickback  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Trade Alliance to Promote Prosperity has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration emphasizing the importance of advancing the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The organization argues that the pilot program aligns with the provisions outlined in Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act and is necessary to mitigate unlawful duplicate discounts, particularly in light of the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program   more