Local governments across Minnesota still hold out hope that state lawmakers will reverse course and call a special session to approve the tax deal the House DFL majority failed to…
State and local taxes and spending The Center Square: Big problems, little time for Minnesota lawmakers cobbling budget MPR News: Scant time left for lawmakers as they grasp for session…
Minnesotans are paying the highest prices at the pump since 2013. According to AAA, the average price of gasoline in our state is above $4 per gallon, and diesel prices are even worse…
State and local taxes and spending KEYC: Agency error means richest Minnesotans owe more in taxes Star Tribune: State error means wealthy Minnesotans owe more taxes KELO: Minnesota’s costly mistake…
State and local taxes and spending The Center Square: Minnesota lawmakers set to haggle over tax cuts Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota House passes property tax cuts, family tax rebates West…
State and local taxes and spending KNSI: Minnesota Lawmakers Finish Deal on Unemployment, Bonuses Star Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers finish deal on unemployment, bonuses Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers send multi-billion…
Labor market Worthington Globe: Minnesota needs commonsense workforce development Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota has more than twice as many job openings as job seekers Economic growth Owatonna People’s Press:…
State and local taxes and spending Minnesota News Network: Gov Walz in Rochester: tax check proposal not a “gimmick, ” says “call them what you want to” Star Tribune: Divided…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: It’s tax time: How about a flat one here? Albert Lea Tribune: Senate Report: State Legislature needs to focus on meaningful tax…
State and local taxes and spending KPVI: House passes Minnesota Renter’s Credit, but future in Senate remains in doubt Fox 9: $500 rebate checks left out as Minnesota House, Senate…
In March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the Consumer Price Index had risen by 7.9% over the previous year, the fastest year-on-year rate since January 1982. Stripping out volatile…
Labor market Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: State hits lowest unemployment rate in 20 years as more Minnesotans go back to work MPR News: Unemployment rate falls, labor market tightens Duluth…
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Gov. Tim Walz proposes bigger rebate checks as surplus grows Kare 11: Gov. Walz unveils revised Minnesota state budget Knox Radio: MN…
State and local taxes and spending MPR News: GOP pushes to end taxes on Social Security, but many don’t pay them KNSI: Deal to Stop Minnesota’s Business Tax Increase Remains…
State and local taxes and spending St. Cloud Times: Minnesota needs to end tax on Social Security: Letter The Center Square: How Much Minnesota Homeowners Pay in Property Taxes Each…
State and local taxes and spending Owatonna People’s Press: Support the Drink Local Economic Recovery Act Duluth News Tribune: ‘Send the money back’: All Minnesota tax filers could see rate…
Economic development Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Mining isn’t Minnesota’s future; natural resources are Finance & Commerce: Rochester-area fund looks to spur development Star Tribune: Counterpoint: We must welcome investment…
Members of the Senate Education Finance and Policy Committee recently approved an Education Savings Account (ESA) bill that would provide more Minnesota families access to K-12 education services and learning…
Two Chinese companies stand to benefit from millions of dollars in local tax breaks being offered to locate or expand their operations in Grand Forks and Duluth. No one evidently…
State and local taxes and spending KNSI: Lawmakers Visit St. Cloud In Renewed Push for Frontline Worker Bonus Pay Duluth News Tribune: Minnesota senators OK $2.7B plan to replenish jobless…
State and local taxes and spending St. Cloud Times: Don’t forget: Vote on 1.5% food and beverage tax in Sartell on Tuesday Brainerd Dispatch: Ruud works to phase out Social…
It’s tougher than ever to be a cop in the era of the defund the police movement that started in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd in police custody.…
Labor market KSTP: Minnesota recruits teens to health care jobs amid workforce crisis Kare 11: Record-high job vacancies in Minnesota as pandemic worker shortages continue WJON: Central Minnesota to Experience…
In 1985, Amtrak ended all passenger rail service to Duluth. It did so because hardly anyone was using the service anymore. Now, nearly 40 years on, there are proposals to…