The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that 14 figures indicted in the Feeding Our Future case have operated 11 daycare centers who have collectively received $22 million from the state in…
State and local taxes and spending MPR News: Minnesotans to avoid inflation-driven tax sting with huge bracket tweak Duluth News Tribune: Paid family and medical leave may have its chance…
These are some of the headlines in Minnesota’s media: KNSI: Walz Says Minnesota Added Jobs For 14th Straight Month Pioneer Press: Minnesota sees 14th straight month of job growth; 6,800 jobs added…
Hard data suggests not. The news that the state’s largest hotel, the downtown Minneapolis Hilton, would be sold at auction next month renewed a debate on the health of the…
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune wrote an excellent story last week detailing how Xcel Energy dropped its highly contested request for a $122 million rate increase in 2023, which…
The Star Tribune ran a story last Wednesday titled “Minnesota’s big economic challenge is where to find people to fill jobs, state demographer says.” It followed this with another on…
State and local taxes and spending The Globe: Worthington City Council talks budget ahead of December certification deadline Alexandria Echo Press: Douglas County commissioners approve 2023 budget of nearly $64.6…
Three articles appeared in the 12/2/23 edition of the Star Tribune that should resonate with those who understand the importance the police play in the future of Minneapolis. The first…
The third large free-food nonprofit suspended by the state Department of Education (MDE) appeared in the state Court of Appeals yesterday. Youth Leadership Academy, d/b/a Gar Gaar Family Services, is…
They say “demography is destiny.” For Minnesota’s sake, let’s hope not. A headline about public education caught my eye the other day. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that: Minneapolis Public…
It’s been almost a month since the 2022 election, so it’s time for your esteemed editors at Capitol Watch to provide our expert analysis about what happened.
Last week, in a report on low unemployment rates in Upper Midwestern cities, the Star Tribune noted that: The entire state of Minnesota came in at a 2.1% unemployment rate for…
The Star Tribune reported last week that Mankato “has the lowest unemployment rate forany metro in U.S.” So it does, as Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. The Star Tribune…
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…
Minnesota’s media carried the following stories last week: Twin Cities Business: Minnesota Unemployment Rate Inched up to 2.1% In October Pioneer Press: Minnesota added 17,000 more jobs in October, the…
State and local taxes and spending West Central Tribune: Litchfield school bond referendum fails, but operating levies pass in Hancock, Paynesville Pioneer Press: Real World Economics: Structural or cyclical in…
In the wake of the Feeding Our Future scandal, this series has been documenting the fallout among unrelated food charities. Not only was Feeding Our Future shuttered by state authorities,…
If you cleared $1,661 in your semi-monthly paycheck on November 1, 2021 (the take home for the average salary in Minnesota), then, thanks to inflation, you would need to clear…
Labor market CBS News: Chaska auto shop sees booming business, but struggles with rising cost of labor Economic growth Star Tribune: Minnesota firms see supply chains healing, but still not…
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson can’t say no one warned her about the timing of her plan to put a tax increase for city parks on the ballot this year. The…
Three more unmarked packages of documents arrived at the office last week, filled with correspondence related to the Feeding Our Future scandal. If you believe the FBI, government programs operated…
Advocates of copper-nickel mining in Minnesota received bad news when Talon Metals announced it would build a $433 million battery mineral processing plant in North Dakota—instead of Minnesota. Talon chose…
Increased crime in Minnesota in recent years is the direct result of the defund the police movement. Those inclined to commit crime and create chaos saw an open door and walked…
Labor market Duluth News Tribune: Local View: Shift to flex work is reshaping Northland employment Star Tribune: Nonprofits launching new incentives to draw hires amid workforce shortage CCX Media: Minnesota…