Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/3/19
State and local taxes
Watchdog: With four weeks left, Legislature remains divided over spending and taxes
Bring Me the News: Gov. Tim Walz’s tax plan would hit the poor more than the rich
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers agree to pursue conformity with federal tax rules, but disagree on how to get there
Red Wing Republican Eagle: Column: More taxes is the wrong approach for Minnesota
Pioneer Press: Comparing tax plans: Republicans and Democrats at odds over who gets a tax break
Detroit Lakes Online: Guest Editorial: Chamber sounds alarm on taxes
Star Tribune: Fairness is built into state’s tax code; gas tax wouldn’t end that
Star Tribune: Minnesota House passes transportation bill with gas tax hike
WCCO: Minnesota House Passes Gas Tax Hike
MPR News: House passes gas tax increase, but Senate likely to hit brakes
Bring Me the News: How much would a 20-cent gas tax hike actually cost you?
Albert Lea Tribune: My Point of View: Work to eliminate waste on state government
Brainerd Dispatch: Our Opinion: The cost of mandated paid leave is too much
Fox 9: House Democrats approve gas tax hike, gun control over GOP opposition
Watchdog: House passes $1 billion in new taxes despite already record high tax revenue
KIMT 3: Minnesotans still torn as House passes bill with gas tax hike
Minn Post: Legislative tax plans: Equitable, inspirational or destructive?
St. Cloud Times: Minnesota House passes transportation bill with gas tax hike
Star Tribune: Taxes and the legislative session: Stop attacking large Minnesota employers
KDHL: Minnesota and federal tax code conformity
Pioneer Press: Senate approves transportation funding bill that excludes gas tax increase
KDHL: Minnesota buffer tax credit
St. Cloud Times: Proposed tax plan by Walz, Democrats would hurt Minnesotans
Brainerd Dispatch: Lueck lambasts gas tax as unnecessary burden on Minnesotans
Pipestone County Star: Record lodging tax collected in 2018
The Caledonia Argus: Rep. Davids opposes House Democrat $3 billion tax increase plan
Fox 9: Minnesota lawmakers get off to rocky start in budget negotiations
Duluth News Tribune: Walz pushes to keep medical provider tax as budget talks begin
ABC Newspapers: Letter: Governor’s budget is bad for MN
Pioneer Press: Debate over paid family leave divides Minnesota lawmakers
Agriculture
Echo Press: Anderson: Bill missed opportunity to aid ag
Morrison County Record: State should invest in Minnesota’s dairy farms
Mankato Free Press: Farmers need support in tough economy
Austin Daily Herald: Sparks: Fortifying support for Minnesota’s agriculture industry
The Globe: Column: Fighting for southern Minnesota farmers
Grand Forks Herald: Our view: Bipartisan first step toward better roads
Rochester Post Bulletin: Farmers pitch ways to help small dairies relief
Economic development
St. Cloud Times: Affordable housing needed for economic growth
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Manufacturing industry relies on people, not machines
KAALTV: More than “Minnesota Nice”
Star Tribune: E-12 education funding in Minnesota must keep up with demands and costs
Labor market
Rochester Post Bulletin: Minnesota had 1.4 job openings for every unemployed person at end of 2018
The Day: When minimum wage goes up, teen jobs go down
Duluth News Tribune: Minn. Senate GOP moves to nix $15 minimum wage in Twin Cities
Rochester Post Bulletin: Other view: If you’re graduating, give manufacturing a look
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota GOP tries to undo $15 minimum wage rules in Minneapolis, St. Paul
Granite Falls Advocate Tribune: State job vacancies climb to 137,000 in fourth quarter of ’18
Hometown Source: Job vacancies climb to 137,000 in 4th quarter 2018
KEYC: Disabled Workers May Be The Answer To Labor Shortage
Economic growth
Rochester Post Bulletin: Survey suggests economic growth ahead for Midwest, Plains
Star Tribune: Manufacturing in Minnesota in April grew faster than region, nation
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.