Other Policy Issues
Includes civil service issues, government redesign, price of government,
and a host of other topics which are intimately connected to tax
and fiscal policy debates.
State migration is in the news with a couple of reports causing some brows to be furrowed with respect to Minnesota’s demographic and economic future. Some recent research and a deeper dive into the data offers a more complex message with implications for how we should think about this issue and…
The biennial budget is taking shape, but a major element -- state labor contract agreements -- won’t be determined until after the constitutional deadline. Initial proposal offers show satisfying economic interests and keeping labor peace will consume the negotiations while discussions of ideas to…
A look at the extent of Minnesota “underemployment” in a time of full employment.