Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/14/19
State and local taxes
Hutchinson Leader: Minnesota Chamber hears from local businesses
Wahepton Daily News: Defeating tax increases was a priority this session
Red Wing Republican Eagle: Column: Session has high and low points
Albert Lea Tribune: My Point of View: Minnesota already high in nation for tax burden
MPR News: State tax collections sizzled in May
Hutchinson Leader: Reader Letter: No Green New Deal in Minnesota
Economic development
Lonsdale News Review: Increases in state aid on the horizon for Rice County cities
Duluth News Tribune: Lawmaker’s View: Enough is enough with the Line 3 delays
Duluth News Tribune: Economist’s View: Energy industry there to produce energy, not jobs
Minn Post: Minnesota needs major changes in adult ed and workforce systems
Mankato Free Press: Transportation, infrastructure dominate legislative forum
Agriculture
Sioux Falls Argus Leader: How a slow planting season could be a ticking time bomb for small town economies
Rochester Post Bulletin: Dairy numbers tell troubling story in Winona County
Albert Lea Tribune: Bill invests in new ways to promote, enhance agriculture
Labor market
WCCO: Rural Businesses Get Innovative As More Baby Boomers Retire
WCCO: Target Announces Better Benefits For Full And Part-Time Employees
Star Tribune: Minnesota firms seek recruits earlier, adjust requirements due to tight labor market
Minn Post: Wins for workers — and wages — at the Legislature
West Central Tribune: The economy of immigration: New Americans motivated to be a part of the economy
MPR News: How teens can get – and make the most of – a summer job
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.