National
As trade war escalates, Minnesota soybean farmers wonder: What’s the plan?
Minnesota is the third largest producer of soybeans in the country after Illinois and Iowa.
Economy
Macro, Micro, Minnesota
What ‘Econ 101’ arguments misunderstand about taxes
Yes, it’s possible to oppose Trump’s tariffs and support raising Minnesota’s gas tax.
Macro, Micro, Minnesota
Paper, plastic, neither, both? Assessing a grocery-bag fee in Minneapolis
A grocery bag fee probably would reduce their use — but that has some side effects.
Environment
Squirrel net’ zappers: The furry menace threatening Minnesota’s power grid
To most power customers, the question of consequence in the midst of a power outage is when the lights, the refrigerator and the TV will be back on. Not what caused the outage. But lots of the time, the answer to that question is squirrels.
Education
How bad is Minnesota’s student-debt situation?
Minnesota ranks highly among states for student debt per-capita, but the details matter.
Macro, Micro, Minnesota
Vice President Pence is in Minnesota Thursday to promote the administration’s income redistribution policies. (He might not frame it that way.)
Talking tariffs.
Economy
Minnesota retail closures have ramped up in recent years. That hits particularly hard in Greater Minnesota
In small Minnesota towns, tax bases are smaller and shoppers have fewer options.
Economy
Why it’s so expensive to build a house in Minnesota right now
The inflation-adjusted median price of a new home in Minnesota is more than double what it was in 1970.
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
For all the talk of an urban-rural divide, Minnesota’s small towns and big cities face a lot of the same challenges
The Minnesota Equity Blueprint is an ambitious set of policy ideas aimed at addressing some overlapping problems in rural and urban areas.
New Americans in Greater Minnesota
‘We live together’: How a group dedicated to helping Rochester’s immigrants and refugees has evolved to meet community needs
Rochester’s Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association is a 35-year-old nonprofit dedicated to helping newcomers find stability, self-sufficiency, independence and community in a new country.
Twin Cities Business
Bill McGuire’s stadium-sized goals for Minnesota United
TCB spoke with Dr. Bill McGuire from a broadcast booth overlooking the pitch at Allianz Field, where they discussed the economics of soccer and his goals for its future.
From Other Nonprofit Media
The IRS tried to take on the ultrawealthy. It didn’t go well.
In 2009 the IRS commissioner aimed to stanch the country’s losses with what he proclaimed would be “a game-changing strategy.” But lawyers for the ultrawealthy had their own strategies.
Economy
The average Minnesota man could start working on April 7 and earn the same as the average Minnesota woman in 2019
In the aggregate, Minnesota women earn 73 cents for every dollar earned by men.
