Happy Thanksgiving! Did your dessert table include the pie flavor that is most uniquely popular in your state? Each year, Instacart analyzes Thanksgiving-week orders (in this case from Nov. 22-28,…
State and local taxes and spending Alpha News: Bloomington looking at property tax increase of 9.44%, building $100 million complex Economic growth Minnesota Reformer: Minnesota exports down 19% from this…
Alert readers will recall that I’ve written several times about the federal immigration court located at Ft. Snelling. Officially it’s the U.S. Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review.…
State and local taxes and spending Fox 9: Property tax increases give Minnesota homeowners sticker shock Axios: Minnesota homeowners brace for property tax sticker shock Kare 11: Property Tax Sticker…
Economic development Minnesota Reformer: Lawmakers expected to fund infrastructure, economic development projects on Iron Range Labor market KEYC: Minnesota’s unemployment rate holds steady for 6th month in a row Willmar…
This week I’ve been writing about a recent report by labor market analytics firm Lightcast titled “Minnesota’s Vanishing Workforce.” It is worth reading and echoes our 2019 report, “Minnesota’s Workforce…
Last week, I wrote about how Minnesota is one of 13 states which still haven’t regained their pre-COVID-19 employment numbers. This is in the context of ongoing concerns about a…
State and local taxes and spending WCCO: Twin Cities metro shoppers will see 1% sales tax increase Sunday NFIB: Coming Sunday: Metro Sales Tax Hike Takes Effect, Will Cost Minnesota Consumers, Small…
Economic growth Minn Post: To create growth and equity, empower entrepreneurs in historically disinvested neighborhoods Star Tribune: Minnesota household income continues to decline, putting more families in need Axios: Inflation…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Ramsey County proposing 6.75% property tax levy hike as part of 2024-25 budget plan MPR News: Filmmakers see expanded Minnesota tax credits…
Last week, Axios reported: Minnesota swing voters in Axios’ latest Engagious/Sago focus group support some of the DFL‘s biggest legislative victories, but overwhelmingly oppose tax increases included in the recent state budget. … Zoom…
Axios reports a rising number of unsold electric vehicles (EVs) are piling up on auto dealer lots throughout the nation as the supply of the vehicles begins to outstrip demand.…
Back in November, Jonathan Weinhagen, president and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional Chamber, wrote an op-ed for the Star Tribune titled “Business has nothing to fear from DFL dominance.” His…
A new report reveals U.S. elementary school students were four to five months behind their expected level of academic achievement at the end of the 2020 school year, writes Axios.…
Uh-oh. Someone at the “density is destiny” crowd in Minneapolis and at the Met Council that millennials may not be the lovers of urban living they have been chalked up…