G&J News
A selection of news articles and opinion pieces featuring economic issues.


Grim news expected in Minnesota economic update
10/10/2008 7:58 AM
With the state facing another potential huge budget deficit, DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher said all budget options should be on the table including spending cuts and a potential tax increase on wealthier Minnesotans in this MPR story by Tom Scheck.

Minnesota panel considers biz tax incentives
10/6/2008 10:29 AM
A story on the Governor's 21st Century Tax Reform Commission by Betsy Sundquist that appeared in Finance and Commerce.

Job losses signal recession
10/4/2008 12:00 PM
Faster pace of cuts in September, led by manufacturing and retail, shows economy in a tailspin. A story by Kevin G. Hall that appeared in the Pioneer Press.

Midwest's economy appears to be slipping
10/2/2008 12:14 PM
Two surveys of business conditions point downward. A Star Tribune story by Dee DePass.

Small businesses: A tale of three area lenders
10/1/2008 2:08 PM
This MinnPost article, written by Casey Selix, features Growth & Justice Board member Tene' Wells.

Financial turmoil, credit crisis hurt funding for public works projects
10/1/2008 10:01 AM
Debt offerings on deck: a $42 million revenue bond issue originally scheduled for next week has been delayed and the status of the $450 million general obligation bond issue scheduled for October is uncertain. A Finance and Commerce article by Charley Shaw and Burl Gilyard.

Meltdown hobbles Minnesota colleges
10/1/2008 9:58 AM
22 schools face major losses, trouble making payroll, as investment fund cuts off their cash. By Doug Belden and Nicole Garrison-Sprenger, St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Courts desperately need funds, but state’s budget outlook is bleak
9/30/2008 11:22 AM
By Barbara L. Jones, Finance and Commerce.

Pawlenty appoints crisis team
9/29/2008 10:32 AM
Has the financial crisis that’s wiped out some of America’s once venerable financial institutions reared its ugly head in Minnesota?  By Charley Shaw, St. Paul Legal Ledger.

Freeport wants money
9/26/2008 5:59 PM
A city in Central Minnestoa sent the state an invoice for work done on the city's Main Street. A City Pages story by Beth Walton.

Minnesota unemployment up to 6.2% and other economic news
9/23/2008 2:49 PM
Last week job numbers for August were released. The news was bad. The latest from Katherine Blauvelt at the Minnesota Budget Project.

Editorial: College affordability belongs in debate
9/21/2008 11:23 AM
Growth & Justice's Smart Investments in Minnesota Students is referenced in this Star Tribune editorial about the need to invest in a prosperous future.

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