Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 11/20/20
Economic development
Star Tribune: Minnesota regulators approve permits for Enbridge pipeline
Grand Rapids Herald Tribune: Line 3 is right for Minnesota
Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Replacing Line 3 a no-brainer
Mille Lacs Messenger: Crucial permits approved for Line 3
State and local taxes and spending
Detroit Lakes Online: Commentary: Depleting Minnesota disaster funds is wrong
The Center Square: Residents of Hennepin County pay highest average property taxes in Minnesota
Wahepton Daily News: Preliminary levies released by Minnesota Department of Revenue
Alexandria Echo Press: Most cities, schools in Douglas County set tax levies below state average
Minn Post: As the pandemic surges, Minnesota’s emergency COVID funds are running low
Economic growth
Kare 11: Walz announces four-week dial back plan pausing in-person dining, gyms, social gatherings
The Center Square: Gov. Walz to announce second lockdown; beverage group says impact will be ‘devastating’
Star Tribune: Minnesota shuts more businesses as COVID-19 spread soars
Labor market
MPR News: Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers
KBJR 6: DEED: Minnesota unemployment down, but thousands also left the workforce
Star Tribune: Minnesota prepares for more jobless claims as new restrictions go into place
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Unemployment rate keeps falling as fewer Minnesotans look for work
Detroit Lakes Online: Minnesota unemployment dips to 4.6% with fewer seeking work
MPR News: ‘I’m kind of screwed’: Restaurant workers brace themselves for more job loss
Mankato Free Press: Local job numbers down 5.2% year over year in October
Agriculture
News Dakota: Study: Corn exports a major driver of Minnesota’s economy
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.