Income Tax Hikes Have Not Stifled Job, Income Growth

by | Jul 30, 2018

Conservatives frequently argue that tax increases stifle job growth. In reality, data from 1950 to the present show no indication that Minnesota income tax increases have had any adverse impact on job creation or income growth. In fact, Minnesota’s rate of job and...

Minnesota Job Growth Is Strong, Considering Its Low Unemployment

by | Jun 8, 2018

Minnesota job growth has been fairly healthy in recent years, relative to the rest of the nation and neighboring states. Last month, a North Star article showed that Minnesota has surpassed the national average on multiple economic indicators—including job...

A Closer Look at Badger Boasts

by | Aug 9, 2017

Lofty claims about the performance of the Wisconsin economy occasionally drift across the Saint Croix River, attempting to highlight the success of conservative fiscal and anti-union policies in the Badger State. These claims, however, are woefully incomplete, and at...