Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 3/4/22
State and local taxes and spending
Owatonna People’s Press: Support the Drink Local Economic Recovery Act
Duluth News Tribune: ‘Send the money back’: All Minnesota tax filers could see rate cut under Senate GOP bill
KNSI: Minnesota Senate Reveals Massive $8.5 Billion Tax Cut Proposal
KSTP: Minnesota GOP senators pitch billions in tax cuts
Kare 11: Republicans pitch state income tax cuts
Star Tribune: Minnesota Senate GOP unveils massive $8.5B tax cut proposal
KIMT 3: Republicans in Minnesota Senate propose ‘biggest tax cut in state history’
Minnesota Reformer: Republicans propose big tax cut; Dems say it’s too much for the rich
Fox 9: DFLers say Minnesota shouldn’t charge gas tax this summer as inflation hedge
Kare 11: Lawmakers pitch gas tax holiday in Minnesota
St. Cloud Times: Tax relief, public safety remain top issues in 2022 session
Star Tribune: Minnesota House Democrats propose summertime gas tax holiday
Duluth News Tribune: Some Minnesota House DFLers pitch summer gas tax holiday
Crow River Media: Policy analysts: clean fuel standards proposal dwarfs gas tax holiday pitch
AM 1100: Minnesota Senate GOP proposes $8.5B tax cut
KELO: Lower taxes for Minnesotans?
Rochester Post Bulletin: Letter: Eliminating SSI tax is short-sighted, irresponsible
Bring Me the News: Group of House DFLers seeks support for ‘gas tax holiday’ this summer
Star Tribune: Minnesotans need a break, but not on Social Security
Minnesota Reformer: 5 things to know about Minnesota’s $9.3 billion projected budget surplus
Fox 9: Minnesota surplus climbs again, to $9.3 billion
Kare 11: Minnesota’s projected budget surplus grows to $9.25 billion
Kare 11: Monday’s state budget forecast could affect lawmaker’s plans for state surplus
Bring Me the News: After state projects $9.3B surplus, Walz proposes increasing direct checks to $500, $1,000
KPVI: Minnesota projects $9.2 billion surplus, jumping by $1.5 billion
MPR News: Minnesota budget surplus tops $9.25 billion
Pioneer Press: Economic recovery drives huge state budget surplus
KSTP: Minnesota budget forecast improves, projected surplus tops $9.2B
Minn Post: Make that $9.25 billion: Minnesota budget forecast increases an additional $1.5 billion
Axios: Minnesota’s projected budget surplus grows to $9.25 billion
MPR News: As budget surplus grows, debate over what to do with it intensifies
Minn Post: Five ways of looking at Minnesota’s $9.25 billion surplus
Faribault Daily News: Surplus compares to $3,243 for every Minnesota adult
WIZM: Already-huge Minnesota budget surplus grows to $9.25 billion
KFGO: Minnesota communities seek increased aid from state surplus
Economic development
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Outside investment is essential to northern Minnesota’s future
Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Minnesotans ‘made to look like fools’ in sham comment period
Economic growth
KEYC: Manufacturing growing in southern Minnesota
Star Tribune: Today’s inflation jolt hides the long-term strain of costs of services on Minnesotans’ wallets
Labor market
Owatonna People’s Press: National labor shortage impacts business across southeastern Minnesota
Pipestone County Star: Southwest Minnesota mayors propose workforce program