Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 6/13/25
State and local taxes and spending
Pine Journal: Walz calls one-day special session of Minnesota Legislature
MPR News: Special session called for Monday for legislators to finish Minnesota’s next budget
Pioneer Press: Timeline for Minnesota special session blurry as budget talks continue
KNSI: Special Session of Minnesota Legislature Set for Monday, June 9th
Minn Post: What to know about Legislature’s Monday special session to finish the budget
WTIP: Special session called for Minnesota legislature
Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota Legislature passes gloomy $66 billion budget
Minn Post: Minnesota lawmakers grit teeth, pass state budget in crammed special session
Bring Me the News: Legislature meets deadline to pass $66 billion two-year budget
Fox 9: Minnesota lawmakers pass $66B budget during special session: What’s in it?
Marshall Radio: Minnesota Passes New Two-Year Budget Amid Contentious Health Insurance Vote
WDAY: MN Governor & Speaker of the House say compromises were made to pass $66 billion budget bills
KNSI: Minnesota Legislature Passes $66 Billion Budget in Overtime Session, Avoiding Government Shutdown
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s cannabis tax will be one of the highest in the nation after 50% hike
Kare 11: Tucked inside budget bills, some key provisions passed as part of Minnesota’s new budget
Business North: Though Minnesota has yet to issue licenses, legislature raises taxes on pot sales
Southernminn: Minnesota lawmakers extend tax breaks for Big Tech data centers
Kare 11: Completion of state budget caps historic year in Minnesota legislature
Star Tribune: State and federal budget cuts will likely hit Minnesota homeowners’ tax bills
MPR News: Cannabis tax hike rolled into new Minnesota budget concerns business owner
Star Tribune: Twin Cities tax burden is shifting, and it’s not just from declining downtown values
Star Tribune: EV owners don’t pay gas taxes. So next year they’ll pay double or more to register their cars
Star Tribune: Minnesotans with disabilities feared state balancing budget ‘on our backs.’ Here’s what happened
Economic development
Minn Post: Governor, Legislature shouldn’t ignore Minnesota’s competitiveness
Star Tribune: ‘We don’t want to lose this mine’: Fear sets in for Iron Range miners as shutdown takes hold
Trade
Twin Cities Business: How Trump’s Tariffs Are Impacting Minnesota Businesses
Star Tribune: Minnesota factories see orders tank on continued trade uncertainty
Economic growth
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Average weekly wages climb across Minnesota in 2024
Labor market
Mankato Free Press: Local businesses struggle to find workers as job vacancy rate remains high