GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 5, 2025: * * * 'Overlooked' Oil Reserves Found Deeper Under Bakken Written by Tom Steward After years of speculation and exploration, North Dakota state geologists are urging companies to take another look at a sizable pool of untapped oil reserves discovered deep under a section of the high-yieldi  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Biden Bans Offshore Oil and Gas on 625 Million Acres Written by Sarah Montalbano With just two weeks left to go in his presidency, President Biden today issued an offshore drilling ban in 625 million acres of Atlantic and Pacific ocean. While the Gulf of Mexico will be largely unaffe  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Capitol Watch: Intrigue Galore as 2025 Session Begins Written by Bill Walsh Welcome to Capitol Watch 2025 Happy New Year and welcome to Capitol Watch 2025! Hold onto your wallets because the Minnesota Legislature returns to St. Paul on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. The Capitol Watch ne  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Democrats Refuse to Work Unless They are Given Power They Did Not Earn Written by Bill Glahn Despite being on the short end of a 66-67 party split in the Minnesota House of Representatives, Democrats say they will not show up next week for the start of session unless they receive equ  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 6, 2025: * * * Mankato Not on Board With State Passenger Train Plan Written by Tom Steward Every decade or so, state transportation bureaucrats dust off their pie-in-the-sky plan to resurrect passenger rail service around Minnesota some day and way. But the Free Press found a funny thing happened w  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 5, 2025: * * * MN GOP Files Suit Over Timing of 40B Special Election Written by Bill Glahn The Republican Party of Minnesota filed suit yesterday (Saturday) contesting the timing of the special election scheduled for January 28 for House District 40B (Roseville area). A press conference is slated f  more