GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Data Centers Will Keep Natural Gas Running Written by Sarah Montalbano Data center construction mean running natural gas plants longer for Xcel Energy, according to remarks by Ryan Long, president of Xcel Energy's Minnesota and Dakotas division, at an MPUC conference in October. Ene  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * 13 Things for Minnesota's Legislators to Do Written by John Phelan Last January, I wrote a post titled "12 things for state legislators to do." None of them got done, but, as an eternal optimist, here, slightly amended, is my list of things for Minnesota's legislators to get done whe  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Is Rivian the Next Solyndra? Only $6.6B of Your Tax Dollars to Find Out! Written by Sarah Montalbano The Biden administration knows its "signature" climate tax breaks and subsidies are on the line. That's why it's doled out a staggering $6.6 billion loan to EV maker Rivian to build a  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Municipal Utility Sounds Alarm on Green Energy Mandates Written by Tom Steward The radical and unrealistic 2040 deadline for utilities to meet Minnesota's mandate for 100 percent of electricity to be generated from carbon-free sources remains 15 years away. But alarm bells are alread  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * No Rural Residents Connected to Internet, 3 Years Into Biden Broadband Program Written by Tom Steward Some three years after the Biden administration announced the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program for rural America, not one household has been connect  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 1 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Scandal-Plagued Omar Fateh Announces Run for Minneapolis Mayor Written by Bill Glahn The website fatehformayor.com has gone live and Blois Olson reports (https://x.com/bloisolson/status/1862915137373434045) that the state senator has a city hall press conference scheduled for tomorrow (Monday). We   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * State Flag Lays an Egg, Wins Golden Turkey Award Written by Bill Walsh In what turned out to be a two-project race, the new state flag defeated Tim Walz's DEI staff to win American Experiment's 2024 Golden Turkey Award. The Golden Turkey Award is a light-hearted contest to bring att  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Taxpayers Fund Private Lawyers For State Rep. In Outside Employment Dispute Written by Bill Glahn The state house of representatives Rules Committee voted today to pay private lawyers more than $10,000 to represent a sitting member in a private employment dispute. In a lame-duck, vi  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Dec. 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * Three Strikes for the U.S. Dept. of Education Written by Catrin Wigfall The U.S. Department of Education has failed its audit for the third year in a row due to accounting errors, reports (https://oig.ed.gov/reports/audit/fy-2024-financial-statement-audit-us-department-education) the  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Macalester College issued the following monthly roundup: Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community. Below are highlights from November 2024. Joining forces with Lt. Governor Flanagan COPAL, an organization dedicated to advancing the Latine community, recognized Anahi Sanchez Lazcano '26 with the COPAL Power and Action Award for her work on immigration, housing, and e  more

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota, Dec. 3 [Category: Medical] -- Medical Alley posted the following news release: MEDICAL ALLEY, Minn. (DATE) Medical Alley(r) announced today that University of Minnesota President Dr. Rebecca Cunningham has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2025. "Innovation is a cornerstone of Medical Alley, and Dr. Cunningham brings an exceptional track record of fostering groundbreaking research and collaboration," said Medical Alley President and CEO R  more