economy
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 11/14/25
State and local taxes and spending KSTP: Stearns County officials explain how their 5.2% property tax hike will work Alexandria Echo Press: Alexandria’s lodging tax yields big impact Marshall Independent: City’s lodging tax ordinance approved Minn…
A story of supply and demand
The economics of housing affordability The big buzzword in politics right now is “affordability.”…
Edge Cities Rise
We were told that the future lay in density, urban environments served by mass transit and with…
Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right
A proposed bill in St. Louis County would mandate the imposition of several burdensome regulations…
Those Dark Clouds are the Debt
The future for our state looks bright. In just the past five years, Mississippi has seen more…
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 11/7/25
State and local taxes and spending Star Tribune: Ramstad: The next year is going to be tough for Minnesota governments and politics Minn Post: Minnesota has over $5 billion it could spend to make up for lost federal money. Why isn’t the state using…
Want Cheaper Housing? Create More Units, Not More Rules
Recent data from The Wall Street Journal suggest that renters across the country—including in Kansas…
Why Omar Fateh’s $20 minimum wage would be disastrous…
In addition to rent control, Mayoral candidate Senator Omar Fateh wants Minneapolis to adopt a $20…
Minnesota’s Economic News — W/E 10/31/25
Economic growth Star Tribune: Target layoffs reflect economic trends: ‘We’re starting to see cracks’…
Illinois Explores Free-Market Energy Policy
I recently wrote about how one of our neighbors, Kansas, is making moves to bring nuclear energy to…
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