MNopedia
During the 1939 WPA strike in Minneapolis, things got violent
Minnesota was the only state in which strikers faced criminal charges for preventing people from working.
Economy
Economic Vitality in Greater Minnesota
Healthy competition: Why Greater Minnesota cities are investing in sports and recreation
Willmar and other Minnesota towns want to attract professionals, young families and others who might be looking for an alternative to the suburbs.
Politics & Policy
In Washington and St. Paul, progress on rural broadband internet is slow, spotty
Both parties in both capitals claim to be for rural broadband development. That doesn’t mean the problem’s getting solved quickly.
Economy
Losing the Amazon HQ bid may have been very good for Minnesota’s fiscal health
A study looking at tax incentives for businesses in 32 states found they rarely paid off, and usually made the states’ financial situations worse.
MNopedia
During the 1980s farm crisis, Minnesota lost more than 10,000 farms
By 1982, 49 percent of the 11,000 farmers in Minnesota with Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) loans were in delinquency, and more than 300 farms faced foreclosure.
National
Omar bill seeks to ease path for mobile home residents to buy their parks
The bill would ease the tax burden involved in selling a manufactured home park.
Economy
It’s a pretty good time to find a summer job for Minnesota teens — but fewer of them are
Teenagers have been rejoining the workforce since the Great Recession, but the share of teens in the workforce hasn’t rebounded to early 2000s levels.
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.
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.
