Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 6/30/23
State and local taxes and spending
Twin Cities Business: Paying Your Fair Share!
KSTP: Question on St. Paul ballot will ask for sales tax increase to fund road, bridge maintenance
MPR News: Minnesota state government unions say they have deals for big raises
Minn Post: DFL legislators quietly took Legislature out of the process for approving state worker contracts
KROC: State revenues missed target in May
KVRR: Minnesota cannabis tax goes into effect July 1
WCCO: Debt for U.S. Bank Stadium paid off decades early, but Minneapolis taxpayers not off hook yet
Hometown Focus: Area counties to benefit from $9 million revenue boost
Aitkin Age: Northern Minnesota counties benefit from legislative revenue boost
Economic growth
Minnesota Reformer: Wage growth remains high, jobs are steady and inflation is falling so why are people worried?
Star Tribune: Taylor Swift fans delivered Minneapolis an economic boost to rival Super Bowl, Final Four
Labor market
Knox Radio: Business News: Unemployment…rent vs ownership & lab grown meat
Economic development
Minn Post: Inclusion as a catalyst to Minnesota’s economic growth
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s future must make room for mining
Mesabi Tribune: Building Momentum for Minnesota Mining