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Recent Blog Postings 
12/8/2021
Minnesota's Economic Forecast: Decision-Making in a Time of Plenty
9/21/2021
MCFE's 95th Annual Meeting Policy Forum, Tuesday, November 9
7/15/2021
What Minnesota’s “Best States for Business” Rank is Telling Us
5/17/2021
The Sudoku Puzzle in Minnesota’s FY 22-23 Budget
5/13/2021
Feds to the Rescue?
The 2022 Session: Uncertainty in a Time of Abundance
Money doesn’t buy happiness, and with respect to the upcoming legislative session, it doesn’t provide clarity either. Three questions we’re asking heading into 2022.
Our Flagship Studies
How Does Minnesota Compare?
Provides state-by-state rankings of state & local government revenues and spending
50-State Property Tax Comparison Study
This unique study compares property tax burdens on residential homestead, apartment, commercial/retail and industrial/manufacturing parcels across the country
Multi-State Individual Income Tax Comparison Study
Compares individual income tax burdens for various filer types at different income levels
Fiscal Focus
1/11/2022
November / December 2021
The 2022 Session: Uncertainty in a Time of Abundance
Money doesn’t buy happiness, and with respect to the upcoming legislative session, it doesn’t provide clarity either. Three questions we’re asking heading into 2022.
Why Does Minnesota Spend So Much More Than the National Average on Health and Human Services?
We take a look behind the numbers reported in our latest edition of “How Does Minnesota Compare?”
State Pension Plans: Great Returns Don’t Assure Peace in the Valley
A 30.3% investment return in FY 2021 by the State Board of Investment should pave the way for a rather quiet year for Legislative Committee on Pensions and Retirement. But nothing is ever quite that easy in pension land.
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