State and local taxes and spending
Duluth News Tribune: Mayor’s View: Asking more of city leaders means being able to ask less of Duluth taxpayers
The Ely Echo: City council proposes a 7.5% levy increase
Morrison County Record: Little Falls Taxpayers Deserve Answers
Minn Post: Minneapolis Park Board going to the mat for funding, buoyed by public response
Star Tribune: Ramstad: Despite DFL’s Project 2027, Minnesota’s big problems will drift along
Mankato Free Press: Mankato sets initial tax levy hike at 5%
KTTC: Olmsted County board sets 2027 property tax levy, includes correction for 2026 error
KIMT 3: Olmsted County sets preliminary levy for 2027 to address 2026 error
Grand Rapids Herald Review: Grand Rapids to end local sales tax years ahead of schedule
Rochester Post Bulletin: Olmsted County plans to reduce $151.4 million 2027 tax levy with $1.5 million mistakenly collected this year
Minn Post: Property taxpayers in Minnesota are suffering from a TIF plague
KSTP: St. Paul mayor releases supplemental budget that would prevent library, rec center cuts
Economic development
Mesabi Tribune: ‘No one else would be treated like this in Minnesota;’ long-held Twin Metals Minnesota state mineral lease is canceled
Star Tribune: Brown: Reviving communities with burritos you need ‘two hands to hold’
Labor market
KRWC: Wright County Unemployment Numbers Down in July
Mankato Free Press: Mankato, N. Mankato lead state in job growth
KTTC: Minnesota adds 1,500 jobs in August
Willmar Radio: Minnesota unemployment rate dips to 4.4%…1500 jobs added in August
Ingstad Media: Minnesota Adds Jobs as Unemployment Rises to 4.4 Percent
KIMT 3: Minnesota job growth beats nation but unemployment ticks up
KEYC: Minnesota outpaces US in annual job growth, but August data shows mixed labor picture
Pioneer Press: Minnesota adds 1,500 net jobs in August; 2nd-quarter state exports rise 14% from 2025
MPR News: Minnesota job growth stalls and exports rise
Economic growth
KROC: Rochester Chamber Launches 5-Year Economic Growth Initiative
KTTC: Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce to grow area economy with Momentum30 initiative
KIMT 3: Rochester chamber launches 5-year economic push for region
Regulation
Minnesota Reformer: Minneapolis weighs ban on driverless robotaxis to protect rideshare drivers
