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…
Rochester officials have proposed building a $65 million regional community and recreation center. They’re using it as a vehicle to build legislative and local support for approving an extension of…
Rochester officials must be fans of the “if you build it, they will come” way of doing things. They’re racing to fill in the blanks on a vaguely defined $65…
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…
There’s an old adage about never picking a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel, but sometimes the fight is warranted. That was the case when the Rochester…
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…
The across-the-board free breakfast and lunch program initiated during the pandemic was sold as being all about students and families. But a last-ditch effort in Washington by educators from Minnesota…
Free speech and journalistic integrity both took a hit this week in Rochester, Minnesota as American Experiment attempted to host an event on public safety. As a think tank, that’s…
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…
They know the deck is stacked against them, but the opponents of a massive proposed 1,800-acre solar installation in the middle of farm country continue to put up a good…
The local sales tax has become a popular way for cities to tackle projects that otherwise might have to wait for funding. The sales tax comes with an expiration date…
State and local taxes and spending Minn Post: A new Minnesota law is saving certain kinds of businesses a boatload in federal income taxes Star Tribune: Minnesota lawmakers face $7.7B…
Labor market Pine Journal: Can this workforce be saved? Here’s why US workers are quitting in droves Morrison County Record: Letter: Walz to blame for worker shortage Bemidji Pioneer: Child…
The owners of Daley Farm never had a fighting chance of getting a fair hearing before the Winona County Board of Adjustment nearly three years ago. It turns out three…
The ominous impact of locking K-12 students out of the classroom for most of a school year due to the pandemic may take years to get a handle on. But…
Minnesota colleges and universities hit the jackpot with millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 funding flowing into their coffers to offset the financial impact of the pandemic — and then…
Next Tuesday, dozens of school districts across the state will try to overcome a losing streak that’s led increasing skeptical local voters to reject nearly two-thirds of referendum and other…
It might not have been on the official agenda at the most recent meeting of the Rochester Public Schools Board. But the requirement for everyone in the room to wear…
There’s no writing off the decline in enrollment at many Minnesota colleges as a fluke any longer. What started as trickle in high school graduates skipping out on going to…
Economic growth WCCO: Business Confidence In Economy Plummets, Midwest Report Says WCCO: Smaller Products, Rising Prices: Shrinkflation Hitting Grocery Store Shelves Star Tribune: Duluth tourism rebound ‘the recovery year we…
It’s no longer just a trend, but a reality. The gender gap on college campuses continues to widen, nationally and in Minnesota. This threatens the viability of the higher education…
Economic development Hometown Focus: Business, infrastructure, and trail projects receive economic development funding Minn Post: The Iron Range may soon be home to one of the largest solar panel manufacturing…
They were on opposite sides of the Byron school board’s recent 6-to-1 decision not to mandate masks for students and staff in the new school year. But two school board…