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4 Ways Employers Respond to Minimum Wage Laws (Besides Laying Off Workers)
In reality, there are a number of things employers can do in response to a minimum wage hike that don’t involve laying off employees....
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Excessive fees and regulations make Twin Cities housing expensive – The facts behind our new radio ad
We have a new ad running on 93X concerning high housing costs in the Twin Cities. You can only say so much in 30 seconds, so here are the facts we use in the ad and where they come from. ...
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Economist’s View Column: Growler regs aren’t about protecting consumers
This op ed appeared in the Duluth News Tribune on July 12th, 2019 In March 2011, Clint MacFarlane, who had been home-brewing and developing his own recipes since 2006, opened a brewery in Castle Dange...
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Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/12/19
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota....
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Minnesota law forcing some breweries to halt growler sales
Minnesota’s craft breweries have been an economic success story. State laws pose a threat to that....
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