You've heard that Blue Minnesota is beating Red State Wisconsin on ... just about everything. Well, it's true. Here's the proof, pre-Tweet formatted if you're interested in joining me in welcoming Gov Scott Walker as he throws his hat into the presidential ring. These are in reverse chronological order. Sorry for the apparent redundancy after the "⋙'s " it's so I can read my files easily. I am also updating my file of articles comparing MN and Wi. Hope to post that as well.
CNBC (6/24/2015): America's Top States for Business 2015 http://cnb.cx/... MN #1, WI #15 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 6/24/2015, MN #1, WI #15
BLS (Jun 2015): State Unemployment Rates (May 2015) http://1.usa.gov/... MN #5 (3.8%), WI #17 (4.6%) http://1.usa.gov/... #MNvWI
⋙ Jun 2015, MN #5 (3.8%), WI #17 (4.6%)
WaPo/IWPR (5/20/2015): The best states for women in America http://wapo.st/... MN #1 Score 7.5, WI ? not tolled but score 20.8 #MNvWI
⋙ 5/20/2015, Institute for Women's Policy Research, MN #1, WI ? but not in top 10; 6 subcategories: MN: 10, 2, 9, 16, 1, 7 = 7.5; WI: 22, 7, 22, 41, 16, 17 = 20.8
AmericasHealthRankings (5/20/2015): State Rankings for 2014 http://bit.ly/... MN #6, WI #23 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 5/20/2015, MN #6, WI #23
BusinessInsider (3/18/2015): The 50 State Economies Ranked http://read.bi/... MN #8, WI #18 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 3/18/2015, MN #8, WI #18
StateTech&ScienceOrg (3/17/2015): State Tech and Science Index: State Rankings http://bit.ly/... MN #12, WI #25 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 3/17/2015,* MN #12, WI #25
Gallup-Healthways 2014 Well-Being Index (2/18/2015) http://bit.ly/... MN #11, WI #18 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 2/18/2015, MN #11, WI #18
Politico (1/20/2015): The States of Our Union...Are Not All Strong http://politi.co/... MN #1, WI #17 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 1/20/2015, MN #1, WI #17
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EdWkResearchCenter (1/2/2015): National Highlights Report 2015: State Rankings http://bit.ly/... MN #6, WI #14 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 1/2/2015, MN #6, WI #14
Bloomberg (12/18/2014): Most Innovative States http://bloom.bg/... ranking: http://bit.ly/... MN #10, WI #24 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 12/18/2014, MN #10, WI #24
WallSt247/USAToday (12/3/2014): The Best and Worst Run States in America http://bit.ly/... MN #5, WI #26 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 12/3/2014, MN #5, WI #26, Criteria: > Debt per capita, > Credit Rating, > 2013 unemployment rate, > Median household income, > Poverty rate
Forbes (11/12/2014): Best States for Business and Careers http://onforb.es/... MN #9, WI #32 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 11/12/2014, MN #9, WI #32
WaPo (7/22/2014): New state rankings on how America’s children are faring http://wapo.st/... MN #5, WI #13 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 7/22/2014, MN #5, WI #13, Annie E Casey Foundation
Forbes/MoneyRates (6/24/2015): The Best And Worst States To Make A Living In 2015 http://onforb.es/... MN #11, WI #30
⋙ 6/24/2015, MN #11, WI #30
MeasureOfAmerica: Opportunity Nation's Opportunity Index 2013-2014 [interactive] http://bit.ly/... MN #2, WI #10
⋙ 6/24/2014, MN #2, WI #10, based on date of related news stories, additional link above is to pdf exec summary
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation: The 2014 State New Economy Index http://bit.ly/... MN #13, WI #30 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 6/11/2014 MN #13, WI #30 MN 1st Tier on Knowledge Jobs, Aggregated Digital Economy; 2nd Tier on Innovation Capacity
Chamber of Commerce State Ranking System [2014] http://bit.ly/... MN #10, WI #27 interactive w 30 measures #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ Jun 2014, MN #10, WI #27 (sources may be at end of pdf), 1 map, 2&3 lists
Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED): 2014 Scorecard: Intro http://bit.ly/... MN #7, WI #17 #MNvWI #RedStateFAIL
⋙ 2014, MN #7, WI #17 (no more specific date), multivariate, highly interactive flexibility; Outcomes Rankings
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