Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/12/19
Economic development
Minn Post: A push to bolster Minnesota’s tech economy takes shape
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Veterans defend Boundary Waters from sulfide-ore copper mining proposals
Northfield News: The last resorts? Minnesota vacation spots dwindle, but survivors say they’re thriving
Forest Lake Times: Land, resources available in Minnesota technology corridor
Hutchinson Leader: Rehabbing workforce housing in Hutchinson
Mankato Free Press: Our View: State aid: Cities best able to serve taxpayers
Grand Forks Herald: Workforce Development Scholarships aim to help students in greatest time of need
KAALTV: Scholarships Offer Opportunity for Students, Economy
Economic growth
Star Tribune: Canadian company sets up shop on Iron Range to make solar panels
Minn Post: What’s behind Fargo-Moorhead’s boom?
Labor market
St. Cloud Times: New wage theft law will criminalize bad business, save taxpayers money
Brainerd Dispatch: Minnesota State scholarship program aims to combat workforce shortage
State and local taxes and spending
Grand Forks Herald: DFLers want to know: If you aren’t willing to pay more gas taxes, would you mind a small fee increase for roads?
Minn Post: How much would recreational marijuana be worth to Minnesota?
MPR News: No let-up in Minnesota’s tax haul as budget year ended
MPR News: Taxpayers helped fund ‘Tonight Show’ Super Bowl broadcast from Minnesota
Star Tribune: Lawmakers scrutinize ‘snowbate’ for Jimmy Fallon’s Minneapolis show after Super Bowl
Southernminn.com: Minnesota ‘angel tax credit’ program to return
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.