Tag: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Nearly 100 mayors join letter slamming state’s ‘unchecked spending’ and ‘inconsistent...
Crosslake Mayor Jackson Purfeerst released a video and letter signed by 98 Minnesota mayors Monday morning urging state leaders to “course-correct” and “stop taxing...
Eight Brainerd Lakes Area mayors pen letter sounding the alarm on...
On Dec. 1, eight mayors representing communities throughout the Brainerd Lakes Area wrote “with deep concern—and growing frustration—about the fiscal direction of our state...
Minnesota refuses to say whether illegal aliens can receive paid leave...
At the beginning of next year, Minnesota will become the latest in a growing number of states that offer paid leave benefits to residents....
Report: Minnesota’s economy ‘has fallen behind on nearly every measure of...
The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce's 2026 "Business Benchmarks" report was published earlier today and the annual review paints a gloomy picture of Minnesota's economy.
The...
Minnesota Senate hears DFL bill that would create new tax bracket...
The Minnesota Senate heard a bill on Thursday that would create a fifth income tax bracket for households that earn $500,000 or more annually.
“We should...
‘Extraordinarily unfair’: Critics pan Walz’s proposal to expand sales tax base
Critics of a news sales tax pitch that Gov. Tim Walz rolled out in January began lining up their testimony in opposition to his...
Walz fact-checked after claiming paid leave program was ‘promoted by business...
Gov. Tim Walz was swiftly corrected by Minnesota business leaders after he claimed during a “60 Minutes” interview that a paid family and medical...
Industries line up to oppose DFL senator’s bill mandating recyclable packaging
Businesses from a wide variety of commercial industries across Minnesota and the nation are pushing back on a bill moving through the Minnesota Legislature...
Federal judge halts Minnesota DFL’s ‘unconstitutional’ campaign finance law
A federal district judge in St. Paul on Wednesday put the brakes on a campaign finance law set to take effect next month that would bar...
Left-leaning groups seek to intervene in challenge to new law that...
A left-leaning elections reform organization is representing a local group hoping to intervene in a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce lawsuit that’s challenging a new state law it says unconstitutionally...