Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 3/22/24
State and local taxes and spending
Newsweek: (Illegal) Migrants Could Get $500 a Month Under New Bill
Kare 11: ‘Build toward the future’: Gov. Tim Walz unveils supplemental budget proposal
Fox 9: MN money: New budget calls for cash to EMS emergency, child tax credits
Star Tribune: Walz proposes modest 2024 budget adjustments
Minnesota Reformer: Walz proposes $226 million supplemental budget
Labor market
Albert Lea Tribune: Foreign-born workforce helping to fill the gap in workers in southeast Minnesota
KROC: All of Southeast Minnesota Started 2024 With Higher Unemployment
Minnesota Reformer: Uber and Lyft drivers would not be eligible for unemployment benefits if companies leave
KROC: Rochester area job market is Minnesota’s strongest
KIMT 3: Jobless rate remains steady in Minnesota
Star Tribune: As Minnesota’s job growth slows, state officials look at the long game
Regulation
Spokesman-Recorder: Minneapolis Council City passes minimum wage for rideshare workers; Uber and Lyft set to leave
NPR News: Uber and Lyft threaten to halt operations in Minneapolis over minimum wage law
Kare 11: Lyft, Uber leaving Minneapolis and the impact on the area’s most vulnerable population
Star Tribune: Find a fix for rideshare fail
The Minnesota Daily: Lyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more
WCCO: Minnesota House Republicans will pitch their rideshare bill Monday
WCCO: Bill would increase Minnesota minimum wage to $15 this summer and $20 by 2028
Star Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers want to require salary ranges in job postings
Minnesota Reformer: 15 facts about Uber and Lyft and the effort to pay drivers a minimum wage
WCCO: Bill would increase Minnesota minimum wage to $15 this summer and $20 by 2028
KAAL TV: Push to increase Minnesota’s minimum wage
KFGO: Bill to raise Minnesota’s minimum wage passes through state Senate
MPR News: Lawmakers debate raising Minnesota’s minimum wage
WJON: $20/hour? MN minimum wage debated in legislature
NFIB: Can Minnesota Small Businesses Afford A $20/Hour Minimum Wage?
KAAL TV: Impacts of a possible Minnesota minimum wage increase
WCCO: Rideshare minimum wage ordinance may be reconsidered by Minneapolis City Council
Trade
Red lake Nation News: Minnesota Exports Drop In 2023, Driven by Decrease in Mineral Oil and Fuel
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Exports On the Decline