Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/26/19
Labor market
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Reports 3,300 New Jobs in June, But Will Those Numbers Change?
Wahepton Daily News: Minnesota’s unemployment rate holds steady for June
Pioneer Press: MN’s new wage theft law is nation’s toughest — bosses who don’t pay workers could face prison
Finance & Commerce: Q&A: Tackling worker shortages one partnership at a time
Alexandria Echo Press: Letter to the Editor: Workers not hired because of visa paperwork
Mankato Free Press: Our View: Wages / Raising federal minimum wage far overdue
Twin Cities Business: Minneapolis to Hold Public Hearing on Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance
Economic development
Bemidji Pioneer: Greater Minnesota Cities coming to town: Bemidji to host coalition conference
Duluth News Tribune: Local View Column: Trust the local PolyMet team, backed by Glencore, to deliver for Minnesota
Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View Column: Roads, bridges get big boost in funding — without tax increase
Minn Post: Enbridge’s Line 3 project is becoming an issue in the 2020 presidential race
Bemidji Pioneer: LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t ignore facts when it comes to Line 3
Star Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers call for suspension of all state permits for PolyMet copper-nickel mine
Minn Post: DFL lawmakers call on Walz to suspend PolyMet permits
Economic growth
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Economic forecast in Minnesota’s Northwoods: Sunny with a few clouds
Swift County Monitor-News: Clear Strategy Needed To See Rural Minnesota Grow
Minn Post: Is Trump right that Minnesota’s having its best economic year ever?
Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Lagging U.S. for GDP Growth
State and local taxes and spending
Star Tribune: In a suburban first, four metro cities to adopt local sales tax
Pine Journal: Carlton County to implement wheelage, local-option sales taxes
Mille Lacs Messenger: Mille Lacs County – County says ‘no’ to wheelage tax increase
The Center Square: By the numbers: Minnesota has nation’s highest rental car tax rates
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.