Mid-Week Reads: Campaign Funding and Climate Change

by | Apr 6, 2016

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen Fair Campaign Funding The editors of America Magazine bemoan the unrestricted political spending that has flooded into political...

Minnesota to Tackle Rising Water Quality Concerns

by | Apr 5, 2016

Water contamination in Flint, Michigan has sparked a growing concern about water quality and water infrastructure across the country. The conversations around water quality issues have become more prominent in Minnesota as Governor Mark Dayton has recently convened...

Is Minnesota Keeping Up with Its Neighbors?

by | Mar 30, 2016

Conservative groups are spinning a narrative that Minnesota’s economy has been slipping due to the tax increases enacted in 2013. The centerpiece of the 2013 tax act was a 2.0 percent income tax rate increase targeted to the state’s highest income households. The new...

Mid-Week Reads

by | Mar 30, 2016

Every week, North Star will take some time out of our schedules to bring you our favorite reads from the past week. Jeff Van Wychen Look to the Insects. This article critiques a new book by American biologist David Sloan Wilson entitled, Does Altruism Exist? Culture,...

Testimony on CAE Income Migration Report

by | Mar 25, 2016

The following is an excerpt from the testimony of North Star’s Tax & Fiscal Policy fellow, Jeff Van Wychen, regarding the Center for the American Experiment’s recent report alleging massive income migration as a result of Minnesota’s tax climate....