State and local taxes and spending
Mesabi Tribune: School officials beat the drum on seasonal recreation property taxes
The Ely Echo: More lodging tax drama
West Central Tribune: Minnesota Opinion: Don’t forget, lawmakers, it’s a bonding year
KROC: Minnesota January Tax Revenue Beats Forecast by Nearly 17%
Grand Rapids Herald Review: As federal surge ends, Governor Walz proposes $10 million relief package for Minnesota Small Business impacted by federal surge
KAAL TV: A divided Minnesota legislature faces task of passing bonding bill
CBS News: Hennepin Healthcare seeks Target Field sales tax amid financial crisis
Law 360: Minn. House Bill Seeks Task Force On Property Tax Increases
InForum: Fraud, local funding priorities for Moorhead-area lawmakers in 2026 legislative session
KSTP: Income from overtime, tips still taxable in Minnesota unless lawmakers act
Grand Rapids Herald Review: How Property Taxes in Minnesota Compare to the Rest of the Country
KAXE: Bill aims to include recently laid-off miners in unemployment extension
Economic growth
Star Tribune: ICE surge leaves Minneapolis with staggering economic, societal impacts, city says
CBS News: Minneapolis faces $203M “in impact” from Operation Metro Surge, city leaders say
KSTP: Frey: ICE operation put $200M dent in Minneapolis’ economy
CBS News: Border czar says 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota; “small force” to remain
Twin Cities Business: The Meter: Government, Mostly Growing
Star Tribune: ICE is leaving but the restaurant industry’s problems run deep
Fox 9: Operation Metro Surge cost Minneapolis at least $203 million, city officials say
KSTP: Lake Street businesses impacted by ICE surge charting economic path forward
Bring Me the News: ‘Staggering’ damage to Minneapolis: City estimates toll of Operation Metro Surge
KSTP: How Minneapolis is tallying the cost of ICE; Report says small businesses lost up to $81M in January
Kare 11: Minnesota lawmakers to look at how Operation Metro Surge affects the economy
Labor market
Star Tribune: Minnesota farms face labor shortage as workers fear federal immigration action
Detroit Lakes Online: State jobless rate steady; Minnesota employers shed 3,400 jobs
In Forum: Minnesota workforce growth slows, lawmakers hear
St. Cloud Times: Central Minnesota job market gets tougher, takes longer to find fit
Bemidji Pioneer: Northwest Minnesota sees highest unemployment rate since December 2016
Economic development
CBS News: How has the Somali community shaped the workforce in Minnesota?
Mesabi Tribune: Gov. Walz issues executive order on permitting
Trade
Duluth News Tribune: Our View: For Northland’s sake, end the trade war with Canada
