Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/18/17
State tax and spending
Star Tribune: Minnesota House, Senate reach deal on tax bill
InForum: Minnesota House, Senate agree on tax code overhaul that’s at odds with Dayton
Waseca County News: Capitol Chatter: Lawmakers face no must-do issues
Star News: Study: Local sales tax would contribute $1.94M a year
Marshall Independent: Farm organizations demand buffer zone property tax credit
Owatonna People’s Press: Rep. John Petersburg: Supplemental finance bill discussions now underway
KIMT3: Minnesota House, Senate strike deal on tax bill
Fox 9: Minnesota House, Senate reach deal on tax bill
InForum: Many issues still on the table as Minnesota legislative session enters its final week
Star Tribune: For Minnesota businesses, much riding on state tax code rewrite
MPR News: With a week left, lots to do at Capitol
KSTP: Dayton Says He Won’t Sign Tax Bill Without Emergency School Funding
WCCO: Dayton Won’t Sign Tax Bill Without Emergency Funding For Schools
Star Tribune: Minnesota House passes GOP tax bill; Dayton not yet on board
WCCO: GOP House Passes Tax Bill, Testing Dayton
Pioneer Press: Minnesota Legislature tests governor’s resolve with tax bill
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota bonding loses, tax bill faces veto
WCCO: Legislature Passes Tax Bill, But Governor Promises Veto
Rochester Post Bulletin: Legislature sends tax bill to Dayton for expected veto
WCCO: At End Of Session, Showdown Begins Over Taxes
Owatonna People’s Press: Highway 14 funding lost as Senate bonding bill fails
Pioneer Press: John Spry: Minnesota needs to pass federal tax conformity now
WCCO: Dayton Vetoes Tax Bill While Visiting Elementary School
Pioneer Press: Gov. Mark Dayton visits Bruce Vento Elementary to veto the GOP tax bill
Agriculture
Northfield News: Need to recognize the importance of farmers
Economic development
Star Tribune: Economists at Minneapolis Fed meeting explore persistent racial gaps in hiring, wealth
Pioneer Press: Editorial: Work on our workforce
Fairmont Sentinel: State may fund area projects
Twin Cities Business: Mosaic Co. Moving HQ to Florida
Hibbing Daily Tribune: The Governor needs to listen
Economic growth
Star Tribune: Businesses start to reap tax savings from new law, but find far more uncertainty
Pioneer Press: Real World Economics: On technology, productivity and the inter-connectedness of us all
Bring Me the News: Minnesota is losing another Fortune 500 company as The Mosaic Company announces Florida move
Regulation
Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Sick-safe would tax small businesses
Trade
Star Tribune: Minnesota med-tech industry seeks China tariff relief
Labor market
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Twin Cities area fails to close wage gap between white residents and residents of color, new data shows
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s employers, with fewer people to hire, are hiring fewer
Finance & Commerce: Minnesota construction employment falls in snowy April
Pioneer Press: Minnesota lost 3,200 jobs in April, unemployment steady at 3.2 percent
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Loses 3,200 Jobs in April
Minn Post: House supplemental budget bill would create statewide ‘tip credit’ in Minnesota
Enbridge 3
Star Tribune: Enbridge prevails in Minnesota property tax challenge
Duluth News Tribune: Pipeline bill passes Minnesota Senate, House
John Phelan is an economist at Center of the American Experiment.