Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/29/19
March 30, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
March 30, 2019 by John Phelan
Duluth News Tribune
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/22/19
March 23, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
March 23, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Statewide View: Skyrocketing Electricity Prices Threaten Minnesota Mining
March 20, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Renewable-energy advocates often cite increasing demand for steel, copper, nickel, and cobalt as a reason why Minnesotans on the Iron Range should support more renewable-energy mandates. There is no doubt…
March 20, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/15/19
March 16, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
March 16, 2019 by John Phelan
Transportation
Push for Return of Failed Duluth Passenger Train Reaches State Capitol
March 11, 2019 by Tom Steward
Old rail lines never die. They keep chugging along, powered by just enough taxpayer funding for the required environmental and operational studies to maintain bureaucratic momentum over the years. Then…
March 11, 2019 by Tom Steward
Spending & Taxes
No justifying so much soaking of Minnesota taxpayers
March 11, 2019 by John Phelan
In terms of revenue, politicians in St. Paul have never had it so good. Why then are they pleading poverty and planning to take more of their citizens' money from…
March 11, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/8/19
March 9, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
March 9, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/1/19
March 2, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
March 2, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/22/19
February 23, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
February 23, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/15/19
February 16, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
February 16, 2019 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Last week’s cold, this week’s trespassers, shows we need a pipeline protection bill
February 6, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Last week saw temperatures in Minnesota plummet to 24 below zero in the Twin Cities, and International Falls registered a temperature of minus 36 degrees. It was so cold outside…
February 6, 2019 by Isaac Orr
Education
Duluth teachers file complaint over “Huck Finn” and “Mockingbird” ban
February 2, 2019 by Tom Steward
Duluth public school teachers deserve extra credit. A year after the administration banned “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “Huckleberry Finn” from the curriculum, faculty members refuse to back down or…
February 2, 2019 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/1/19
February 2, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
February 2, 2019 by John Phelan
Governance
Hundreds of DFL voters disenfranchised in Senate district 11 primary
January 29, 2019 by Tom Steward
What if the very system so-called voting rights activists instituted to take the inconvenience out of voting in person at the polls in fact ended up disenfranchising hundreds of voters…
January 29, 2019 by Tom Steward
Spending & Taxes
Higher tax rates on the rich won’t mean more tax revenues for the nation
January 28, 2019 by John Phelan
One of the great myths of public finance is that politicians can help themselves to more of their citizens' income simply by raising tax rates. The historical record shows that…
January 28, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/25/19
January 26, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
January 26, 2019 by John Phelan
Governance
Help wanted: City compliance officer to monitor Duluth businesses
January 24, 2019 by Tom Steward
Duluth City Hall continues to proceed full-speed ahead with hiring a full-time “compliance officer” to enforce a controversial paid-time off mandate scheduled to take effect next year. Many employers predict…
January 24, 2019 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/11/19
January 12, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
January 12, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 1/4/19
January 5, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
January 5, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/28/18
December 29, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
December 29, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
High taxes sap Minnesota’s productivity, economic growth
December 24, 2018 by John Phelan
This op ed appeared December 22nd, 2018 in the Duluth News Tribune. The economist Paul Krugman once wrote that, “Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost…
December 24, 2018 by John Phelan
Governance
Court Backs Climate Change and Calls for More Protests
December 22, 2018 by Tom Steward
There’s no law against grandstanding in court, but that doesn’t make it right. Take the case of John Schulte, a Duluth judicial referee who saw the trial of three climate…
December 22, 2018 by Tom Steward
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/21/18
December 22, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
December 22, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 12/14/18
December 15, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
December 15, 2018 by John Phelan