Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/20/18
State and local taxes
Dairyland Peach: Dayton may be leaving, but extremism remains
International Falls Journal: OUR VIEW: Ruling will bring benefits
MPR News: Minnesota’s online sales tax plan due next week
Labor market
The Med City Beat: Region’s economy faces a growing problem: A shortage of skilled workers
MPR News: Immigrants boost Worthington economy
Pioneer Press: Do prevailing wage laws for public construction help, or hurt?
WCCO: Minnesota Added 6,600 Jobs In June, Black Unemployment Rate Dipped To 17-Year Low
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Adds 6,600 Jobs in June, Resulting in Highest Job Numbers in State History
Economic development
Brainerd Dispatch: DEED awards Small Cities Development Grants
Minn Post: How University of Minnesota Extension provides a window into the state’s modern rural economy
Star Tribune: Report: Great Lakes shipping contributes $1.4 billion to Minnesota economy
Economic growth
Rochester Post Bulletin: Trade tensions weigh on outlook for rural parts of 10 states
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Sun: Letter: Pipeline supports local economy
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.