Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 5/16/25
State and local taxes and spending
Fox 9: Baby bonus, social media tax, sports betting squeeze into tax bills
Minn Post: Is the nation’s first social media tax coming to Minnesota?
Kare 11: Gov. Walz, legislative leaders continue to negotiate on budget targets with deadline looming
Pioneer Press: With one week left, what’s happening with the MN budget at the Legislature?
Star Tribune: Minnesota legislators enter final week of session without a budget deal. Here’s where things stand
St. Cloud Times: Let me tell you about the Minnesota budget | Opinion
KAAL TV: Minnesota House passes Jobs Budget Bill
Minn Post: Minnesota, Washington tax capital gains at higher rate than income taxes
Minnesota Reformer: The Topline: What’s in the Minnesota Senate tax bill?
Knox Radio: Minnesota House Votes to Table 2025 Tax Bill
KFGO: Minnesota House approves Health, Children and Families Finance bill
WJON: How Proposed Budget Changes Could Raise Property Taxes In Stearns County
Star Tribune: Minneapolis council to consider new 2% fee on hotel rooms to boost tourism
KNSI: County Officials Sound Alarm About Potential for Soaring Property Taxes
Star Tribune: Still without budget deal, Minnesota Legislature likely headed for first special session since 2021
New Ulm Journal: Minnesotans deserve better than a new tax on getting sick
St. Cloud Times: Minnesota state budget could mean hefty property tax increases for Stearns County residents
Finance & Commerce: Construction, design leaders call for action on 2025 bonding bill
Star Tribune: Minnesota pro sports venues want money. Here’s how much. (And should taxpayers pay?)
Star Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers strike budget deal, protest erupts on ending health care for undocumented adults
MPR News: Minnesota lawmakers reach budget deal with days left in session but dissent could be an obstacle
Minn Post: Budget breakthrough? What Gov. Walz and the Legislature did and didn’t accomplish
Minnesota Reformer: Here are 5 key takeaways from the Minnesota legislative leaders’ budget agreement
Regulation
Minnesota Reformer: Labor fights to preserve recent gains at Minnesota Legislature — and other labor news
Economic development
WDIO: Legislators debate the Workforce and Economic Development Finance bill
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Itasca County Board talks about 10-year strategic plan for economic development
Grand Rapids Herald Review: New programs at Minnesota North meet growing regional employment demands
KTTC: The economic impact of fishing in Minnesota
Duluth News Tribune: Our View: Rising grad rates not only reason for workforce optimism
KRWC: Fishing is Big Business in Minnesota
Star Tribune: Opinion: The benefits of investment in St. Paul’s arena complex from the perspective of residents
Economic growth
WDAY: MN Gov: Record set on public-private job creation
WDIO: Governor Walz announces record number of jobs created from public-private partnerships
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s bedrock public companies grasp for control as uncertainty swirls
Trade
WCCO: Ease in tariffs leaves Minnesota small business owner hopeful and uncertain
Star Tribune: With trade war pause, Minnesota firms rush to place orders from China, wary of what’s next
Minn Post: This Minnesota soybean farmer takes wait-and-see attitude toward trade wars
Labor market
Ingstad Media: Minnesota Jobs Picture Changes Little in April
Mankato Free Press: Mankato area job totals drop again in April
KIMT 3: Minnesota saw a small increase in unemployment in April
KEYC: Minnesota’s unemployment rates rises slightly in April