Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 6/11/21
State and local taxes and spending
Minn Post: Is a state government shutdown looming in Minnesota? Naaaaah.
Minnesota Reformer: Lawmakers poised to miss self-imposed deadline on $52 billion budget
Southernminn.com: This is How Many People Work for the Government in Minnesota
Pioneer Press: Minnesota scoops up an extra $1.8 billion in taxes in May
Knox Radio: After surplus revenue report, Walz seeks budget breakthrough
Star Tribune: State revenue $1.8B above expectations in May
MPR News: Minnesota saw a tax gusher in May: $1.8B extra
Minnesota Reformer: Tax revenue way over forecast
Duluth News Tribune: MN Rural Counties: State needs to fix property-tax repayment problem it created
Labor market
Hometown Focus: DEED connects 30,000 unemployed with job opportunities
Grand Rapids Herald Review: State reaches out to unemployed Minnesotans
Kare 11: Worker shortage is forcing higher wages and more benefits, but will the changes last?
The Globe: Area’s low unemployment rate makes filling job vacancies a challenge
Star Tribune: St. Paul weighs right-to-recall ordinance for hospitality workers
Kare 11: Worker shortage is forcing higher wages and more benefits, but will the changes last?
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.