Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/28/19
Economic growth
Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Minnesota booming; so why so much pessimism in the press?
Yahoo Finance: Greater MSP Region Sees Strong Economic Performance in Many Indicators but Lags Peer Regions in Several Critical Areas
Agriculture
Albert Lea Tribune: Survey indicates improving farm economy in 10 states
Minn Post: Can Minnesota save its dairy farms?
Trade
Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Minnesota truckers want a modern NAFTA
Labor market
Austin Daily Herald: Unemployment steady with a tight job market; Rate held at 3.3 percent in May
Star Tribune: Minneapolis City Council proposes crackdown on wage theft to parallel state law
Marshall Independent: Working around the labor shortage
MPR News: Minimum wage workers in Mpls. to see boost in pay in July
Economic development
Minn Post: PolyMet, the EPA, and the accusations against the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, explained
Hibbing Daily Tribune: Panel talk focuses on Range’s economic development future
Mesabi Daily News: DNR: Aiming to bring sound science, collaboration to mining projects
Mesabi Daily News: Mine dump with a view
Star Tribune: One angle on immigration that isn’t elusive: Economic growth
State and local taxes
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota’s Angel Tax Credit Returns
Redwood Falls Gazette: Minnesota House District 16B Rep. Torkelson says MNLARS tax issue will be addressed
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.