Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 4/5/24
Regulation
Star Tribune: Can Minnesota find a path forward for Uber and Lyft drivers?
Star Tribune: Here’s how Uber and Lyft are trying to get their way in Minnesota
Star Tribune: Counterpoint: Legislators must support Minnesota’s forest products sector
WCCO: The Drivers Cooperative may be the solution if Lyft, Uber leave Minneapolis
Kare 11: Rideshare Co-Op coming to Twin Cities
B105: New Minnesota Bill Will Make Hiring An Unlicensed Painter Illegal
Star Tribune: Uber, Lyft should know that local riders will find alternatives
WCCO: Lyft offers Minneapolis City Council a rideshare wage compromise to avoid “disastrous outcome”
The Minnesota Daily: Bill would increase minimum wage to $15, eventually $20
Star Tribune: Close the ‘rent-a-bank’ loophole in Minnesota
MPR News: With the future of rideshare in Minneapolis in limbo, state lawmakers revise a bill vetoed last year
KROC: Uber & Lyft Plan to Leave Minneapolis, Here’s Who May Take Over
MPR News: Lyft attempts negotiation on Minneapolis drivers’ wage increase
Bring Me the News: What’s the latest on the rideshare situation in Minneapolis?
Economic growth
The Timberjay: Data reflects vibrance of Ely economy
Minn Post: Wealth gap in Minnesota on the rise, data shows
Labor market
KROC: Two Straight Months of Rising Jobless rates in SE Minnesota
KRWC: Unemployment in Wright County Up for Second Consecutive Month
State and local taxes and spending
KDHL: Report: Minnesota has 7th highest tax burden
MPR News: St. Paul’s 1 percent sales tax bump has started. Here’s what’s changing first
KNSI: Minnesota Taxes Among Highest In The Country
WCCO: St. Paul’s 1% sales tax increase goes into effect, funding road and park improvements
Minnesota Reformer: Legislature considering up-front sales tax break for corporations’ data centers in Minnesota
Park Rapids Enterprise: Changes to utility, pipeline, railroad taxes would shift burden onto Minnesotans
Pilot-Independent: Seasonal tax base replacement aid is needed for education fairness