Regulation KSTP: Business owners await decision this month on whether paid leave payroll tax will go up KSTP: Minnesota’s Paid Family Leave program paying out nearly $600M. Is wage tax…
Proponents of rent control often tout its progressive effects. By effectively capping what “wealthy” landlords can charge, rent control redistributes income to “low-income” renters. — albeit indirectly. But what if that…
Earlier this month, it was reported that “Nonfarm jobs” in Minnesota increased by 5,400 between April and May. As I’ve noted before, these estimates of the number of jobs come…
Last week, CNBC placed Minnesota fifth in its “Top States for Business” rankings. Governor Walz took to social media to celebrate: This ranking is completely bogus. As I noted last…
Labor market KDHL: Job Growth in Minnesota: 5,400 New Positions Added in May Rochester Post Bulletin: Rochester’s unemployment rate still better than state average KAAL TV: Southeast Minnesota jobless rates…
It’s that time of year again when CNBC pulls out of who-knows-where some ranking which purports to show Minnesota’s economy going gangbusters. The release of CNBC’s ‘Top States for Business’…
Economic growth St. Cloud Times: ‘Erratic’ tariffs blamed for Minnesota export slump Grand Rapids Herald Review: Sliding mineral fuel sales continue to drive Minnesota’s quarterly export declines WJON: St. Cloud…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Documenters report: Ramsey County commissioners consider 3.5% raise next year KSTP: Plans forming to address Minneapolis’ ‘substantial’ $30M budget gap The Center…
Rents are falling in St. Paul, according to Zillow data — a welcome development for renters. While it might be tempting to attribute falling rents to the success of rent…
Agriculture Red River Farm Network: A Disconnect From Farming Economic growth Rochester Post Bulletin: Health tech firms are finally starting to grow in Rochester Kare 11: Minnesota’s thriving ‘Headquarters Economy’…
State and local taxes and spending Elk River Star News: Elk River, Sherburne County local option sales taxes fail to pass in Legislature; County might turn to property tax increases…
Minnesotans are concerned about the cost of housing, and rightly so. With the median home price exceeding $400,000, the Twin Cities metro is the most expensive housing market in the…
On average, it costs at least $20,000 a year to keep an infant at a licensed childcare center in Minnesota. Childcare for older children, while less expensive, still costs over…
With affordability the new buzzword for state and national politicians, Center of the American Experiment issued a new report today full of concrete steps policymakers can take to make Minnesota…
State and local taxes and spending Mankato Free Press: A gas tax holiday is good politics but bad economics Bloomberg Tax: Minnesota Conforms to Federal OBBBA With Exceptions KROC: Rochester…
Economic development Star Tribune: Minneapolis passes six-month moratorium on data centers Star Tribune: In Minnesota’s mining country, the jobs have been leaving. Now the families are, too Star Tribune: Opinion…
In March 2019, for the first time, we at Center of the American Experiment polled the question “Generally speaking, would you say that things in Minnesota are going in the…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Levin: Minnesota should weigh why people think taxes are too high MPR News: Minnesota budget deal offers $205 million lifeline to HCMC…
Yesterday, I wrote about Census Bureau data which show that Minnesota’s net loss of residents since 2020 was worse than in 34 other states. Data from the Internal Revenue Service…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about “Blue states” which “are bad-policying themselves into electoral oblivion.” Minnesota, with its evenly split legislature, isn’t quite one of those states, but…
State and local taxes and spending The Black Chronicle: Minnesota lawmakers weigh taxpayer funding for local news program KSTP: Bill would fold North Loop into downtown Minneapolis hospitality tax district…
Something must be done about the high cost of childcare in Minnesota. But as I have illustrated in a previous article, solutions like tax credits fail to address why costs…
State and local taxes and spending KSTP: Senate Taxes Committee passes HCMC funding, social media tax KLGR: Senate Bill Aims to Lower Taxes KFGO: Minnesota Senate passes aid package for…
A couple of weeks ago I noted how, in 2025, Minnesota had become a state with a below average level of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first…