Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 11/13/20
Regulation
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Hospitality industry leader cautions against another Minnesota shutdown
Economic growth
Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Iron Range is not roaring back
St. Cloud Times: Listening to Central Minnesota business leaders
Star Tribune: Beat the virus first, then worry about the economy, Duluth business leaders told
Labor market
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Job vacancies decline to 111,753 in second quarter of 2020
State and local taxes and spending
Faribault Daily News: To help the neediest, we may have to raise taxes on the wealthiest Minnesotans
St. Cloud Times: ‘Tough row to hoe’: Central Minnesota legislators prepare for budget and split government challenges
MPR News: October revenue up in Minnesota
Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Bonding bill goes beyond the usual projects
Faribault Daily News: Why taxing the wealthiest will miss the mark
KNSI: Minnesota’s October revenue exceed projections, but impact on budget deficit unclear
Economic development
Star Tribune: The approval of Enbridge Line 3 should be a no-brainer
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: PolyMet, Line 3 can ease Minnesota’s budget woes
Financial Post: Minnesota regulators approve permits for Enbridge’s Line 3 oil pipeline project
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.