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A New Economic Development Strategy For Michigan: Put People And Place First To Create Good-paying Jobs

A New Economic Development Strategy for Michigan: put people and place first to create good-paying jobs

  • February 25, 2021
  • Sarah Szurpicki
  • Reports
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The evidence is clear that it’s time to stop a failed economic development strategy that invests state resources in businesses, and reorient towards investments in talent. In this commentary, first published by Bridge and co-written with Ned Staebler of Wayne State’s Office…

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A Tale Of Two States: Guest Blogger Rick Haglund’s Final Post

A Tale of Two States: Guest Blogger Rick Haglund’s Final Post

  • July 31, 2014
  • Rick Haglund
  • Blog, Reports
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Many states have cut benefits to the poor and unemployed in the belief that these payments dissuade people from looking for paid work. Minnesota takes a different view. It has created one of the strongest safety nets in the country,…

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A Tale Of Two States: Welcome Everyone

A Tale of Two States: Welcome Everyone

  • July 28, 2014
  • Rick Haglund
  • Blog, Reports, Talent
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Many states have “welcome” signs at their borders. Minnesota means it. It’s a state that embraces immigrants, sees same-sex marriage as a civil right and an economic benefit, and recently enacted groundbreaking legislation designed to improve conditions for women in…

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A Tale Of Two States: The Road To Prosperity

A Tale of Two States: The Road To Prosperity

  • July 24, 2014
  • Rick Haglund
  • Blog, Reports

Michigan residents are clamoring for the Legislature to better fund the state’s crumbling roads, bridges and mass transit. But lawmakers have repeatedly failed to boost taxes that would raise the $1.2 billion more a year that Gov. Rick Snyder has…

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A Tale Of Two States: Education & More From #StatePoliciesMatter Author, Rick Haglund

A Tale of Two States: Education & More from #StatePoliciesMatter Author, Rick Haglund

  • July 21, 2014
  • Rick Haglund
  • Blog, Reports
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Art Rolnick, the former director of research at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank and an expert on economic development, says the secret to Minnesota’s decades of prosperity is found in its commitment to developing human capital. “The key to the…

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A Tale Of Two States: From The Author Of Michigan Future’s Latest Report

A Tale Of Two States: From the Author of Michigan Future’s Latest Report

  • July 17, 2014
  • Rick Haglund
  • Blog, Reports, Talent
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Metro Minneapolis-St. Paul has long been one of the nation’s most prosperous metropolitan areas with a rich mix of businesses and one of the best-educated work forces in the country. In 2012, metro Minneapolis had per capita income of $50,260,…

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Minnesota: A High-tax, High-prosperity State

Minnesota: a high-tax, high-prosperity state

  • July 14, 2014
  • Rick Haglund
  • Blog, Feature, Reports

Many states, including Michigan, have embraced low taxes and small government as their strategy to try to grow their economies. Minnesota has long trod a different path, one that features high taxes and smart investments in areas such as transportation,…

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In The News: State Policies Matter

In The News: State Policies Matter

  • June 26, 2014
  • Michigan Future Inc.
  • Reports
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What Michigan can learn from Minnesota Detroit News June 27, 2014 It’s an article of faith among many elected officials that low taxes and tight-fisted government spending are essential to healthy state economies.Minnesota has for decades adhered to a different…

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A Tale Of Two States: Shareable Graphics For Michigan Future’s Latest Report

A Tale of Two States: Shareable Graphics for Michigan Future’s Latest Report

  • June 17, 2014
  • Michigan Future Inc.
  • Reports, This Just In
  • 6 Comments

Michigan Future’s latest report looks at Minnesota, the most prosperous state in the region with the lowest unemployment rate, and the public policies that have helped it achieve that status. Below we will release shareable graphics that demonstrate some of the staggering data…

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State Policies Matter: How Minnesota’s Tax, Spending And Social Policies Help It Achieve The Best Economy Among The Great Lakes States.

State Policies Matter: How Minnesota’s tax, spending and social policies help it achieve the best economy among the Great Lakes states.

  • June 16, 2014
  • Rick Haglund
  • Blog, Feature, Reports
  • 9 Comments

Michigan Future's latest report looks at Minnesota, the most prosperous state in the region with the lowest unemployment rate, and the public policies that have helped it achieve that status. Michigan Future has long argued that our state should want…

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