Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/3/20
State and local taxes and spending
Star Tribune: Despite high hopes, still no windfall for Minnesotans from online retailers’ sales tax
Washington Examiner: New study: Heavy vape taxes will cause more people to die from lung cancer
Economic growth
Star Tribune: Life in the 2020s: Slower growth will be the new normal in Minnesota
WCCO: Economy Growing In 9 Midwest And Plains States, Survey Suggests
Minn Post: Survey: Minnesota, other Midwestern state economies growing
Finance & Commerce: Survey suggests economy growing in 9 Midwest, Plains states
Star Tribune: Midwest manufacturing crawls back into growth territory in December
Labor market
Hibbing Daily Tribune: Min-Wage Workers to Get Bump in 2020
Duluth News Tribune: What to Expect in 2020 Series / Economic Expert’s View: Misperceptions muddying Northland workforce needs
International Falls Journal: Minnesota unemployment at 3.3 percent
KROC: Rochester area jobless rate moves higher
KEYC: Minimum-wage increase in Minnesota has potential to boost economy
Regulation
Brainerd Dispatch: County board set to vote on regulating short-term vacation rentals
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.