Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 8/5/22
Labor market KAAL TV: 2021 data shows SE Minnesota had highest percentage of job vacancies in state KROC: SE Minnesota Sees Record Job Openings in 4th Quarter Pioneer Press: Real…
Labor market KAAL TV: 2021 data shows SE Minnesota had highest percentage of job vacancies in state KROC: SE Minnesota Sees Record Job Openings in 4th Quarter Pioneer Press: Real…
The reality is most families continue choosing their neighborhood public school district even when a private-education choice program is available. But that doesn’t stop school choice critics from claiming that…
On August 2, 2022, Xcel Energy submitted its plan to spend more than $300 million on building 730 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and increasing the use of electric school…
This week, Minnesota Daily reported: The University of Minnesota announced Wednesday via a systemwide email it will increase the student minimum wage to $15 per hour. The change will take…
Despite its reputation as a solid “blue” state, national Democratic campaign cash is flowing into Minnesota in this election season. The top race in the state is for Governor this…
On Monday, July 25, the board of directors for the regional electric grid to which Minnesota belongs, the Midcontinent Independent Systems Operator (MISO), voted to approve $10.2 billion in new…
While facing a huge docket of backed up cases, Renville County’s new prosecutor is showing defendants that crime won’t pay.
On August 1, the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal reported that Minnesota’s multimillion-dollar film production tax credit is working, according to the Department of Employment and Economic Development, which said…
Corporate taxes are some of the more popular taxes there are. Last year, Morning Consult found that: “Sixty-five percent of registered voters said they strongly or somewhat support funding Biden’s…
The proposed Inflation Reduction Act won’t reduce inflation but will increase taxes. A report from economists at Moody’s Analytics said the opposite – or at least it appeared to. Business…
Thousands of Minnesota educators have let Education Minnesota know it doesn’t represent their values by opting out of union membership. Until 2018, financially supporting the state teachers’ union and its…
Public safety and political activism are on a collision course in the Twin Cities.
In Madison County, Iowa, the power of the people has prevailed over the money and political influence of Big Wind. On Saturday, landowners in the county who had leased their…
Restoring faith in Minnesota’s elections.
A proposed change to North Dakota’s administrative rules would require school boards to adopt a policy that makes instructional materials publicly accessible to ensure Critical Race Theory is not being…
Poor public policies lead to some hard lessons.