Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 11/10/23
State and local taxes and spending
WCCO: St. Paul voters to weigh in on sales tax increase to fix roads
Kare 11: St. Paul voters weigh sales tax for roads, parks
Star Tribune: Sales taxes will be on the ballot in Edina, Bloomington, Golden Valley and Mounds View
Pioneer Press: Jane Prince: St. Paul’s sales-tax initiative? It’s bait and switch
Pioneer Press: Blons, Bates: St. Paul sales tax paves the way to a better future for all of us
Star Tribune: In Mounds View, a stir over how much the 1.5% proposed sales tax on the ballot would cost residents
Rochester Post Bulletin: Will Mayo Clinic pay city sales tax on its big expansion?
Fox 9: Voters approve, extend tax increases in several Minnesota cities
Kare 11: Taxing trend: More Minnesota voters are approving sales tax increases to pay for projects
KSTP: Sales taxes are going up in a handful of Minnesota cities
WCCO: St. Paul voters overwhelmingly approve sales tax increase for road repair, parks
KSTP: Sales tax increase passes in St. Paul, all-female city council expected
Minn Post: St. Paul voters pass sales tax hike
Pioneer Press: St. Paul voters approve sales tax hike to pay for 24 road rebuilds, parks
Star Tribune: St. Paul voters pass sales tax hike to improve streets, parks
Star Tribune: Where St. Paul voters supported — and didn’t — the 1% sales tax hike that passed on Election Day
Economic growth
Minnesota Reformer: The risks — and opportunities — of Minnesota’s aging population
Labor market
Star Tribune: Sweet sorrow: A tight labor market hits Minnesota right in the caramel apple