Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/20/19
State and local taxes and spending
County News Review: Chisago County approves 5.75% levy increase
WCCO: Cabin Property Taxes Could Skyrocket
Marshall Independent: Minnesota cabin, property owners could see increase in taxes
Hutchinson Leader: Minnesota income tax figures adjusted for tax year 2020
Kare 11: Some cabin owners in Minnesota may see tax hike
Pioneer Press: Supreme Court sides with Washington County in October Walmart tax ruling
Kittson County Enterprise: Kittson County’s taxes set to increase by 2 percent in 2020
Austin Daily Herald: Minnesota increasing efforts to enforce new wage theft law
Trade
Minn Post: Why Minnesota agricultural interests are lauding the new USMCA trade deal
Star Tribune: Minnesota farmers not the only producers angry over Trump’s costly China trade war
Star Tribune: Trade deal popular with Minnesota delegation
Labor market
Star Tribune: Narrowing gender wage gap in Minnesota depends on where you live
KBJR 6: New minimum-wage rates to be implemented January 1
River Towns: From tight job market to worker shortage in one decade
Star Tribune: Minnesota shed 3,000 jobs in November, unemployment rose to 3.3%
West Central Tribune: Minnesota unemployment rate rises slightly
Mankato Free Press: Mankato job numbers up 2.5%, far outpacing rest of state
Mankato Free Press: As Minnesota ages, ageism is a problem
Regulation
Duluth News Tribune: Local View Column: Without law changes, craft distilleries could be lost
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.