economy
Harrisonville Goes for a Local Gas Tax
Harrisonville, in Cass County, has three local tax and bond issues on the November 4 ballot. This being a November in an odd-numbered year, turnout will likely be low (probably intentionally). The most interesting tax issue on the Harrisonville…
Accounting for Growth: Human capital and experience
Yesterday, I wrote about Minnesota’s performance on the raw labor components of human capital; the…
Help all Maui businesses, not just the handful in…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Is Minnesota at the limit of employment growth?
Yesterday, I wrote that “Per capita economic growth comes from three sources,” one of which is…
Per capita GDP growth is what matters, and Minnesota…
The recent film “A Precarious State” has drawn a number of responses, a recurring theme of which is…
Per capita GDP growth is what matters, and Minnesota fares poorly
The recent film “A Precarious State” has drawn a number of responses, a recurring theme of which is that Minnesota’s problem is its slow growing economy resulting from its slow growing population. This misses the crucial point that what matters for…
Detroit on the Mississippi
As the core cities continue their collapse into oblivion, surrounding suburbs step up to fill the…
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 10/17/25
State and local taxes and spending Alpha News: Bloomington looking at property tax increase of…
Considering Coal-to-Nuclear Transitions in Missouri
Kansas’s Department of Commerce and Evergy (the state’s largest utility) are partnering with…
Jefferson City Residents Should Be Skeptical of…
A version of this commentary appeared in the News-Tribune. On November 4, Jefferson City voters will…
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