In a recent tweet, Gov. Walz references CNBC's notorious “America’s Top States for Business” rankings, where, in 2023, Minnesota did, indeed, beat Texas. But...
In September this year, Gov. Gavin Newsome signed a bill raising California’s minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 an hour beginning April 2024. Expectedly, the law is already…
At the height of the pandemic, in 2020, St Paul created a guaranteed income program, giving $500 every month to 150 families — no strings attached. The program ran for…
State and local taxes and spending Mesabi Tribune: Stauber takes a shot at Walz over rebates Minnesotans to pay federal tax on rebate checks MPR News: Will Minnesotans have to…
On Tuesday, I wrote about new Census Bureau data for population and components of population change for 2022-2023 and revisions to the data for previous years. I noted that “they…
Center of the American Experiment released a first-of-its-kind report today addressing how social capital is driving Minnesota’s economic well-being and whether policy changes can increase social capital at the state…
The Census Bureau released its estimates for State Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 today and they show that, once again, Minnesota lost residents, on net, to other states…
Last week, the Minnesota Reformer reported that: Data released last week by the Bureau of Economic Analysis show that Minnesota’s gross domestic product rose by about 0.7% in the second quarter, lagging…
State and local taxes and spending Washington Examiner: Minnesota’s Democratic governor trashes Biden administration for taxing rebate checks West Central Tribune: Kandiyohi County tax levy increases by 4.9% in 2024,…
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its numbers for inflation in November. They showed inflation rising from October’s rate of 0.0% to a 0.1% increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Councilor’s View: Land-value tax could mean fairer taxation for Duluth Park Rapids Enterprise: Park Rapids cuts levy from 33% increase to…
Last November, I wrote about Adrienne Lepage who shared her story on MinnPost about how regulations have prevented her from expanding her microbakery business. As I explained in the article,…
Ninety years ago today, the 21st Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, the first line of which read: The eighteenth article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States…
I’ve written before that “Occupational licensing laws are barriers to entry which restrict new producers from coming into the market. This keeps prices artificially high, benefiting existing producers at the…
Regulation Star Tribune: Minneapolis council members seek study of proposals to hike rideshare drivers’ pay Duluth News Tribune: Pro/Con: Strong requirements for prevailing wages help grow the economy State and…
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post regarding two studies that ranked Minnesota as one of the least free states in the country. I got an interesting response from a…
For a few months now, a common theme in the local media is that the inflation rate in the Twin Cities is lower than in comparable metropolitan areas. In October,…
State and local taxes and spending KFGO: Preliminary numbers show an average of a 7.3% property tax increase in Minnesota next year Wadena Pioneer Journal: County board receives update on…
State and local taxes and spending Brainerd Dispatch: Beltrami County passes local sales tax to fund new jail by huge margin Pioneer Press: Progressives continue notching victories in St. Paul…
When we talk about taxes and regulations, and how they affect the economy, it is easy to get caught up in the numbers on things like GDP and overlook the…
Minnesota’s media is cock-a-hoop over the latest jobs numbers: WCCO: Minnesota reached record 3 million jobs in October Star Tribune: More than 3 million Minnesotans worked in October, the highest total ever…
Last week, the Fraser Institute published its annual Economic Freedom of North America report. The new edition, which looks at data from 2021, ranked Minnesota among the least free states…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seemingly at war with Amazon. In September, the FTC, along with 17 state attorney generals, filed a lawsuit alleging that Amazon engages in actions…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its numbers for inflation in October today and they showed inflation slowing from September’s rate of 0.4% to 0.0%, or no change in the Consumer…