State and local taxes and spending The Center Square: How Much Minnesota Taxes Its Residents Compared to Other States Bloomberg Tax: Minnesota House Sheds Modesty With Bold Tax Overhaul Plan…
Regulation CBS News: Push at State Capitol to end subminimum wage for people with disabilities Star Tribune: Counterpoint: Real equality recognizes differences InForum: Letter: By eliminating wages for the disabled,…
Minnesota’s media is in celebratory mood: Star Tribune: Minnesota has finally recovered all private sector jobs lost in pandemic KTTC: DEED: Minnesota private job sector recovers from pandemic job loss,…
The main cost of government is employees. For the most part, government doesn’t have capital equipment, production facilities, raw materials, or sales and marketing. Government is mostly salaries, benefits and…
Economic growth Walker Pilot Independent: Rep. Bliss states Minnesota economic forecast underscores need for tax relief, structural overhaul Bring Me the News: Tourist numbers in Minnesota returned to pre-pandemic levels…
State and local taxes and spending U.S. News: Tax the Rich? Liberals Renew Push for State Wealth Taxes CBS News: A national wealth tax has gone nowhere. Now some states…
State and local taxes and spending MPR News: Cities, counties head back to Capitol, sales tax wish lists in hand Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota’s corporate tax rate limiting economic…
State and local taxes and spending Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Parks question doomed by Duluth’s dependence on property taxes Alexandria Echo Press: Property values take big jump in Douglas…
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that a high-profile events center project is moving ahead in Bloomington, despite the indictment of the project’s CEO in the Feeding Our Future scandal. Mukhtar…
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…
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…
According to the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), as of June 2022, Minnesota’s unemployment is at an all-time low rate of 1.8 percent. Certainly, low unemployment is usually…
According to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Minnesota gained 11,000 jobs in March, making this the “sixth straight month that Minnesota has seen job growth.” Moreover,…
These were some of the headlines in Minnesota’s media last week: Kare 11: Minnesota’s unemployment rate is lower than it was before the pandemic Pioneer Press: Minnesota unemployment drops to lowest level…
Yesterday the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) published new employment numbers showing how the Minnesota labor force fared in October. According to the data, job growth has…
Quite recently the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) released a report showing the number of job vacancies and unemployment in Minnesota. According to the report, as of…
Labor market KNSI: How Will the Vaccine Mandate Impact an Already Tight Labor Market? KSTP: DEED reports highest number of job openings in at least 20 years Star Tribune: Study…
According to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Minnesota’s unemployment rate is down to 3.8 percent. This is the country’s 12th-lowest unemployment rate, and 1.4…
This week is National Small Business Week. And to celebrate small businesses, the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has planned several events. From September 13 – 15th of…
A new $440 million wood product manufacturing facility might be built in Northeastern Minnesota. However, unlike most businesses, this one will use the help of taxpayers’ money. The Iron Range…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Minnesota Legislature agrees to nearly $1 billion in tax cuts The Center Square: Minnesota liquor taxes fourteenth-highest in nation MPR News: Tax…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: Is a state government shutdown looming in Minnesota? Naaaaah. Minnesota Reformer: Lawmakers poised to miss self-imposed deadline on $52 billion budget Southernminn.com:…
Recently, I wrote an op-ed for the Star Tribune that argued that increased unemployment benefits are preventing employers from hiring. Most agree that there is an unusual situation in Minnesota’s…
On Monday, the commissioners of the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), Steve Grover, and the Department of Human Services (DHS), Jodi Harpstead, engaged in a roundtable discussion with…