Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/22/20
May 23, 2020 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 23, 2020 by John Phelan
MPR News
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 5/1/20
May 2, 2020 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
May 2, 2020 by John Phelan
Health Care
Gov. Walz signs order allowing healthcare workers licensed in other states to work in Minnesota
April 27, 2020 by John Phelan
Good news, but Minnesotans should have access to the best healthcare practitioners who want to come here at any time. To realize that, our state should join the national Nurse Licensure Compact.
April 27, 2020 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/10/20
April 11, 2020 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
April 11, 2020 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 2/7/20
February 8, 2020 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
February 8, 2020 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/8/19
November 9, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
November 9, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 10/25/19
October 26, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
October 26, 2019 by John Phelan
Unions
MN AFSCME Union Leader Resigns
September 26, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
The head of Minnesota’s AFSCME Council 5—a large and overtly political labor union in the state—has resigned after weeks under investigation over unspecified allegations.
September 26, 2019 by Catrin Wigfall
Economy
Journalists, too, should judge policies by their results rather than their intentions
July 2, 2019 by John Phelan
Minimum wage hikes intend to raise incomes for low paid workers, but that does not mean that they do.
July 2, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 6/7/19
June 8, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
June 8, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Republicans are wrong to push preemption: we should abolish the state minimum wage instead
April 30, 2019 by John Phelan
The argument against preemption is also an argument against a statewide minimum wage.
April 30, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/5/19
April 6, 2019 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
April 6, 2019 by John Phelan
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
Transportation
Why is the Met Council going to waste up to $2 billion on a pointless streetcar?
January 10, 2019 by John Phelan
Q) Why do we need to spend up to $2 billion on a streetcar from Union Depot to the airport and the Mall of America when the 54 bus already…
January 10, 2019 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/9/18
November 10, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
November 10, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 11/2/18
November 3, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
November 3, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Is Minnesota’s ‘labor shortage’ nudging wages higher?
September 24, 2018 by John Phelan
Minnesota's supposed 'labor shortage' represents an opportunity for the state's workers to find higher wages. These increases will be sustainable, driven, as they are, by underlying economic forces, and not…
September 24, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 8/10/18
August 11, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
August 11, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 7/20/18
July 21, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
July 21, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
We can’t know the true benefit of the Super Bowl unless we know its cost
May 31, 2018 by John Phelan
A new report says that Super Bowl LII boosted Minnesota's economy by $400. But what did it cost the state to get that boost?
May 31, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/13/17
April 14, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
April 14, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 4/6/17
April 7, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota.
April 7, 2018 by John Phelan
Energy & Environment
Renewable energy costs more jobs than it creates
March 29, 2018 by John Phelan
There are an estimated 6,200 jobs in renewable energy in Minnesota. But these have come at the cost of higher energy prices for Minnesota's consumers. If they had that extra…
March 29, 2018 by John Phelan
Economy
Minnesota’s economic news, w/e 3/2/17
March 3, 2018 by John Phelan
A round-up of the last week’s economic news stories in Minnesota
March 3, 2018 by John Phelan