State and local taxes and spending
Minn Post: Minneapolis residents could face steep rise in property taxes
Star Tribune: Minneapolis residential property taxes could rise steeply in 2025
KFGO: MN House passes new tax budget bill
Minnesota Reformer: House and Senate DFL to battle over progressive tax provisions
WCCO: Minneapolis Mayor Frey addresses property tax hikes
MPR News: At State of the City address Minneapolis mayor optimistic, but tells council to curb spending
Finance & Commerce: Property taxes a major focus of Frey address
Bloomberg Tax: Competing Minnesota Tax Bills Head to Conference Committee
Economic development
Duluth News Tribune: Our View: City leaders can support both housing and economic development
Labor market
Star Tribune: Ramstad: In a tight labor market, job fairs have changed to find people on the margins
Regulation
Kare 11: Lawmakers announce new agreement in Minnesota Uber, Lyft wage debate
Star Tribune: Legislators say they have a deal on Uber and Lyft driver pay, but companies object
The Daily Reporter: Minnesota House OKs bill that expands prevailing wage requirements
WCCO: DFL leaders, Minneapolis announce deal on rideshare pay
WCCO: Uber and Lyft threaten to leave Minnesota on July 1 if state’s pay raise proposal passes
Minnesota Reformer: House, Senate leaders announce deal with Minneapolis council on Uber and Lyft driver rates
Pioneer Press: Uber, Lyft say they’d leave Minnesota under ‘compromise’ rideshare wage bill
Star Tribune: Driver pay bill advances as Uber and Lyft pitch much-lower rates
Fox 9: Uber, Lyft hopeful for new minimum wage deal at Minnesota Capitol
AM 1100: Uber and Lyft renew promise to leave Minnesota following release of compromise bill from the state
Minn Post: Two paths: A look at Uber and Lyft’s threat to leave Minnesota
The post Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 5/10/24 first appeared on American Experiment.