Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 2/25/22
Economic development
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Mining isn’t Minnesota’s future; natural resources are
Finance & Commerce: Rochester-area fund looks to spur development
Star Tribune: Counterpoint: We must welcome investment in northern Minnesota
State and local taxes and spending
Rochester Post Bulletin: Letter: SS tax elimination mostly benefits wealthy retirees
Duluth News Tribune: Lawmakers’ View: Minnesota must end its unfair double tax on Social Security
The Center Square: Minnesota senators propose increasing allocations to Highway User Tax Distribution Fund
Fox 9: GOP plan axes Minnesota’s Social Security income tax, DFL sees it as gift for well-to-do
Kare 11: New push to devote all auto parts sales tax to roads
Kare 11: Republicans pitch state income tax cuts
KSTP: Minnesota GOP senators pitch billions in tax cuts
Economic growth
The Center Square: How the Cost of Living in Minnesota Compares to the Nation
Kare 11: Minnesota is seeing a record number of new businesses during the COVID pandemic
Star Tribune: Gas, food prices expected to rise in Minnesota due to Russian attack on Ukraine
Agriculture
Star Tribune: Minnesota grain traders monitor conflict in ag-rich Ukraine
Regulation
Star Tribune: DFL legislators hope to ban noncompete clauses for many workers
Albert Lea Tribune: My Point of View: Streamlining Minnesota’s regulatory environment will help businesses