State and local taxes and spending
Alexandria Echo Press: An Echo Press Editorial: Which tax do you hate the most?
KROC: Minnesota Tax Collections Beat Forecast at End of 2025
Hometownsource: City considers .5% sales tax to fund community center, pending approval from voters and state
West Central Tribune: Kandiyohi County Board to consider local option sales tax
West Central Tribune: Kandiyohi County Board votes 3-2 to pursue local option sales tax
KYMN: Northfield Moves Toward Local Sales Tax Referendum
Minn Post: Cost shifts are hurting city and county budgets across Minnesota. What’s driving them?
Economic growth
Business North: NFIB: Small business optimism still rising but Minnesota regs impede growth
KNSI: St. Cloud Economy Hits Soft Patch
Reuters: Small Minneapolis businesses hit hard by ICE crackdown, while corporations stay silent
Marketplace: As immigration raids roil Minnesota, corporate leaders stay silent
Southwest Voices: Minnesota small business owners say ‘Operation Metro Surge’ is hurting local businesses and communities
KSTP: ICE presence chills business, cancels events in Twin Cities
CBS News: How the ICE crackdown is impacting Minnesota’s economy
Finance & Commerce: ICE surge chills Minnesota construction industry, slows projects
Economic development
WBUR: Minnesota’s mining fight has global consequences
Labor market
Fairmont Sentinel: Local job market at state level, grappling with higher unemployment
Faribault Daily News: Experts say Minnesota’s labor market shifts toward balance at regional economic conference
MPR News: Latest DEED report finds ‘solid’ labor market amid ‘flat’ job growth in December for the state
KNSI: St. Cloud Area Posts Job Losses in Latest State Employment Report
Mankato Free Press: Minnesota jobs flat in December, growth over the year
Willmar Radio: MN unemployment rate rises slightly in December
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal: Minnesota loses 2,000 federal jobs in 2025 amid government cuts and shutdown
KIMT 3: Minnesota job growth flat; unemployment edges up to 4.1%
