Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/7/19
State and local taxes
Star Tribune: What the Minnesota Legislature passed in the 2019 session
Wahepton Daily News: ‘Mixed bag’ for greater Minnesota
Hastings Star Gazette: Viewpoint: An inglorious end to session
Albert Lea Tribune: Dan Sparks: Wrapping up the Minnesota state budget
KDUZ: Gov. signs 13 budget bills
International Falls Journal: I Falls local sales tax included in bills signed by governor
WCCO: Gov. Tim Walz Signs 13 Budget Bills Into Law
MPR News: Walz signs state budget bills
Pioneer Press: How that boondoggle of a state computer system made the budget compromise possible
Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Americans don’t want to pay more for gas
Detroit Lakes Online: Minnesota lawmakers steer tax cuts to working families, seniors, farmers, small business
MPR News: Daily Digest: It’s a wrap
Austin Daily Herald: Jeanne Poppe: Minnesota’s new tax bill
SW News Media: Column: Democrats’ obsession with tax increases forced special session
Duluth News Tribune: Heftier bonding bill could be in store after Minnesota lawmakers miss window in 2019
Mille Lacs Messenger: Local taxes could feel impact of 2-year legislative funding deal
Mankato Free Press: Buffer strip tax credits shelved this year
Farmington Independent: TIF could spark downtown redevelopment in Rosemount
Economic development
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s 4 largest member-owned firms add to depth, diversity of state’s economy
International Falls Journal: Local economic impact of VNP grows
Business North: Minnesota ranked as top five nonfuel mining state in the U.S.
KARE 11: Court reverses regulators’ decision on pipeline’s impact
MPR News: Coming up: How Minnesota’s economy depends on small businesses
MPR News: New state program aims to support tech innovation in Minnesota
Economic growth
Star Tribune: Minnesota manufacturing thrived last year despite long list of challenges
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s largest public health care firms see another record growth year
Winona Daily News: Midwest economy: May state-by-state glance
Star Tribune: Despite trade woes, Minnesota manufacturers see growth
Trade
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Exports Rise 1.5 Percent to $5.4 Billion in Q1
Star Tribune: Medical device makers in Minnesota, U.S. brace for tariff fallout
Labor market
SW News Media: Mass layoffs for ‘Minnesota pickle’ plant Gedney Foods Co.
Star Tribune: ‘Minnesota pickle’ maker Gedney to lay off workers at its Chaska plant
St Peter Herald: As baby boomers head for the exits, businesses worry about the workforce
Faribault Daily News: Minnesota manufacturers’ survey shows concerns over worker shortage
Agriculture
Crookston Times: Funding for soybean crush and biodiesel facility in northwest Minnesota now official
Bluff Country Newspaper Group: Minnesota legislative session beneficial to agriculture
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.