Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/10/20
State and local taxes and spending
Park Rapids Enterprise: Deadline extended to file or pay Minn. income tax
Kiplinger: State Taxes on Unemployment Benefits: What Does Your State Do?
Star Tribune: County leaders looking to state for flexibility on property tax payments
MPR News: Minnesota bracing for possible budget deficit because of COVID-19
Pioneer Press: Minnesota prepares to take hit on budget as coronavirus produces ‘reverse tsunami’ of revenue
Star Tribune: From surplus to ‘tsunami’: Pandemic dims bright forecast for Minnesota’s budget
ABC Newspapers: Anoka County property tax statements late
Grand Forks Herald: East Grand Forks calls for a tax extension for Minnesota businesses
KROC: COVID-19: Olmsted County Board Considers Property Tax Delay
Minn Post: Minnesota legislators told to brace for a brutal budget forecast
Duluth News Tribune: Bars, restaurants, breweries struggling to pay taxes could get a reprieve to let them continue stocking
St. Cloud Times: Tax on cabins and condos will hurt communities
KROX: Minnesota Department of Revenue extends grace period on sales and use tax payments
MPR News: Businesses shuttered by COVID-19 get sales tax extension
Lake County News Chronicle: Lake County commissioners consider property tax options
Labor market
Fox 9: As coronavirus puts many out of work, some Minnesota businesses need workers
MPR News: Minnesota’s head of employment answers your unemployment questions
MPR News: Minnesota women applying for unemployment at higher rates than men
KIMT 3: Changes to file for unemployment benefits in Minnesota
Pioneer Press: Minnesota begins issuing additional $600 payments for unemployment during coronavirus crisis
Pioneer Press: Unemployment in Minnesota: 11.4 percent of labor force has applied for help during coronavirus crisis
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota jobless claims exceed 385K
Economic growth
Kare 11: New programs and loans available for small business owners
Park Rapids Enterprise: ‘Gamechanger’ test could put Minnesotans back to work, but for now, those hit by COVID-19 ask for aid
Mankato Free Press: In Response: Don’t shut down Main Street in COVID fight
Pioneer Press: State of the State: Walz addresses coronavirus, economy and Minnesota’s future
KTOE: Minnesota economy struggles in COVID-19 crisis
Star Tribune: Job losses in manufacturing show breadth of downturn in Minnesota
Kare 11: Walz seeks ways to reopen economy gradually
WCCO: Coronavirus In Minnesota: Sleep Number Furloughs 40% Of Its 4,400 Workers
KDHL: Who Can Return to Work Under MN’s Revised Stay-At-Home Order
Economic development
Duluth News Tribune: Local View Column: Line 3 project needs to be part of what comes after crisis
Agriculture
Northfield News: Area farmers: COVID-19 could result in permanent damage