Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 6/11/21

State and local taxes and spending

Minn Post: Is a state government shutdown looming in Minnesota? Naaaaah.

Minnesota Reformer: Lawmakers poised to miss self-imposed deadline on $52 billion budget

Southernminn.com: This is How Many People Work for the Government in Minnesota

Pioneer Press: Minnesota scoops up an extra $1.8 billion in taxes in May

Knox Radio: After surplus revenue report, Walz seeks budget breakthrough

Star Tribune: State revenue $1.8B above expectations in May

MPR News: Minnesota saw a tax gusher in May: $1.8B extra

Minnesota Reformer: Tax revenue way over forecast

Duluth News Tribune: MN Rural Counties: State needs to fix property-tax repayment problem it created

Labor market

Hometown Focus: DEED connects 30,000 unemployed with job opportunities

Grand Rapids Herald Review: State reaches out to unemployed Minnesotans

Minn Post: Is $300 extra per week in unemployment benefits actually stopping anyone in Minnesota from taking a job?

Kare 11: Worker shortage is forcing higher wages and more benefits, but will the changes last?

The Globe: Area’s low unemployment rate makes filling job vacancies a challenge

Star Tribune: St. Paul weighs right-to-recall ordinance for hospitality workers

Kare 11: Worker shortage is forcing higher wages and more benefits, but will the changes last?

John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.