Minnesota’s Economic News – W/E 8/14/20
State and local taxes and spending
Detroit Lakes Online: Republicans ask voters to send them back to St. Paul to close $4.7 billion budget hole
Pioneer Press: Minnesota cities, counties scramble to keep businesses afloat by dishing out CARES Act grants
Minn Post: How local governments are spending their share of Minnesota’s $841 million in federal COVID-19 aid
Star Tribune: Landscape of rubble persists as Minneapolis demands taxes in exchange for permits
The Center Square: Minnesota residents pay $9.01 per gallon in taxes on distilled spirits
Labor market
Star Tribune: Minnesota’s job market coming back slowly as companies remain cautious
Grand Forks Herald: Roseau bounces back after nearly two-thirds of the community filed for unemployment
Economic development
Duluth News Tribune: Reader’s View: Support Minnesotans by supporting Line 3
Minn Post: Minnesota can become a world leader in responsible mining
Grand Forks Herald: Letter: Minnesota needs Line 3 project
Trade
Star Tribune: Minnesota exports drop 17% because of the coronavirus
Economic growth
Duluth News Tribune: Statewide View: Legislators should play their role to spur economic recovery
John Phelan is an economist at the Center of the American Experiment.