State and local taxes and spending
The Ely Echo: City tax hike at 6.54 percent
Sun This Week: Apple Valley levy, taxes on the rise
Sun Current: Edina council adopts 11.03% preliminary tax levy increase
KNSI: St. Cloud Council to Decide $16.3M Bond Sale, Tax Increment Plan Extension
KSTP: Otsego City Council considering property tax increase of 19%
Duluth News Tribune: Duluth council leaves ‘wiggle room’ in proposed tax levy
Rochester Post Bulletin: Rochester council caps property tax levy increase at 5.9% amid call for additional cuts
Alexandria Echo Press: Alexandria City Council sets 2026 preliminary levy increase of 8%
Pioneer Press: Washington County’s tax levy set to rise as much as 6.95%
Wadena Pioneer Journal: Wadena County looks at 14% levy hike, weighs future of transportation sales tax
Bemidji Pioneer: Bemidji City Council sets 2026 preliminary tax levy increase at 6%
Rochester Post Bulletin: Rochester Public Schools’ levy for 2026 drops to 3.5% increase following error by the state
Pioneer Press: Ramsey County Board sets tax levy hike at 9.75%, but may try to lower it
Rochester Post Bulletin: Austin School Board certifies proposed levy at .82%
Wadena Pioneer Journal: Carlton County caps levy increase at 3.5%
Pioneer Press: Dakota County proposes 9.9% levy increase for 2026 budget
Minn Post: Hennepin County approves 7.8% tax increase
Perham Focus: 9.41% prelimary tax levy approved by Perham Council
Isanti-Chisago County Star: Cambridge City Views: Cambridge working to lower city property taxes while delivering quality city services
Marshall Independent: City budgeting factors provide for a comprehensive process
New Prague Times: ‘Tis the season to kvetch about property taxes
Economic growth
Star Tribune: Ramstad: Minnesota’s beef town, Long Prairie, unpacks growth problems of the 2020s
Walker Pilot Independent: Minnesota Projected for Nation’s 13th Largest Manufacturing Job Surge
Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine: How Local Businesses Are Navigating an Uncertain Economy
Star Tribune: Opinion | Child care is fundamental to women’s workforce participation
Star Tribune: Latino-owned businesses in Minnesota keep struggling amid immigration crackdown
Minn Post: Minnesota’s economy is growing, but these formerly incarcerated workers are feeling a slowdown
Star Tribune: More tariffs could hit Minnesota medtech companies
Economic development
Star Tribune: Counterpoint | Let facts, not fear, guide the data center debate
Labor market
KAAL TV: Minnesota adds nearly 6000 jobs in August
KROC: Rochester Remains Minnesota’s Job Growth Hub
KRWC: MN Unemployment Up Slightly Despite 6K New Jobs Added
Regulation
Star Tribune: Minnesota companies brace for hit from Trump’s $100K work visa fees
Agriculture
Axios: U.S.-China trade war hammers Minnesota soybean farmers