Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/14/20
State and local taxes and spending
Crookston Times: Top issues for the 2020 Minnesota legislative session
Grand Forks Herald: Child care funding, tax cuts on the table as lawmakers return to St. Paul
Bemidji Pioneer: Coalition of Greater MN Cities to fight for bonding bill
Pioneer Press: Where should Minnesota’s $1.3 billion surplus go — tax cuts or preschool?
Star Tribune: What’s coming in 2020
Pioneer Press: Housing, clean water, roads and colleges the focus of debate on MN public works borrowing bill
Grand Forks Herald: For region’s Minnesota lawmakers, budget a focus as legislative session draws near
MPR News: January saw tax collections slide in Minnesota; budget officials not worried
Marshall Independent: Swedzinski foresees surplus will lead way for tax relief
Crookston Times: Times Editorial – Spend money to make money on infrastructure, child care in Minnesota
Bemidiji Pioneer: Tax loophole hitting Minn. farmers, businesses likely to get closed this year, leaders say
KBJR6: Bonding bill to take center stage for Northland lawmakers in 2020
Labor market
KBJR6: Employment report for 2019 shows overall increase for Minnesota, decrease in the Northland
Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Deeper dig into Duluth’s jobs numbers finds optimism
Economic growth
Faribault Daily News: DEED: Manufacturers expressing optimism
Agriculture
Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota Farmers Union takes concerns and legislative asks to the Capitol