Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 12/20/24
State and local taxes and spending
The Ely Echo: State budget issues loom
Pioneer Press: Letters: We need more data to know if TIF is working for St. Paul
The Minnesota Daily: City Council overrides 2025 budget veto
Grand Forks Herald: What factors are influencing Minnesota’s potential $5 billion budget deficit?
Pilot-Independent: Let’s get property taxes frozen or abolished
The Ely Echo: Ely school property tax levy climbs
The Ely Echo: Lake County budgeting for 2025
Duluth News Tribune: Duluth finalizes budget, holding line on 2025 property taxes
Alexandria Echo Press: Osakis City Council passes 6% levy
My Villager: Taxpayers seek cuts in school district’s proposed 7.92% levy increase
Minnesota Reformer: Saint Paul’s fiscal challenges call for new ideas
Duluth News Tribune: Duluth school taxes to drop 2.86%
Park Rapids Enterprise: Retired debt means 8% less in Park Rapids school taxes
Economic growth
KSTP: How Trump tariffs could impact Minnesota farmers, lead to higher energy, construction prices
Star Tribune: Brown: Reforming broken rural economies in greater Minnesota
CNHI News: Minnesota Is the Worst State for New Business Survival
Economic development
Alexandria Echo Press: Echo Press Editorial: Economic development investments pay off
Labor market
KFGO: New year, new minimum-wage rates as of Jan. 1, 2025 in Minnesota
WJON: Minnesota’s Minimum Wage Increases in 2025
KTTC: Minimum-wage rates to change in MN Jan. 1, 2025
Marshall Radio: Minnesota Announces New Minimum-Wage Rates for 2025
Radio Mankato: Minnesota Jobs and Labor Force Grew in November
KIMT 3: More jobs, more workers, and more unemployment in Minnesota
MPR News: November proves strong month for Minnesota job market despite slight unemployment uptick
KEYC: Minnesota unemployment rates increases in November even as state adds jobs
KNSI: Minnesota Employers Hire 2,500 in November
Willmar Radio: Minnesota unemployment rate rises .10 in November
Fox 9: Minnesota’s minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1
KNSI: Minnesota’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $11.13 an Hour Starting January 1st