Table 1: Comparison on Minnesota and Wisconsin in 18 recent rankings
Much more below the squiggle.
This is a resource to be used as Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announces on Monfay evening, July 13, that he will be running for President on the Republican side. It compares Wisconsin with "sister state" Minnesota. After the Great Recession, Wisconsin was adding jobs like its neighbors, then Walker was elected and this happened pic.twitter.com/sY2y97Cl0W:
Chart 1: Initial Job Growth under Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker
Job growth in Wiisconsin has continued to trail its neighbors bit.ly/1L0FNDu
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Chart 2: Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's Jobs Record
This is an update of my diary yesterday comparing Minnesota to Wisconsin in 18 state rating systems. The table is new.
Almost everything is pre-formatted forTwitter. The Tweet with the table and a link to this diary is here: (pending)
Please feel free – obligated, even – to share this with people you know in the media and with Democratic operatives. I think it's heuristically powerful. I am also preparing a comparison of social policies.
State Rankings Listed in MN v WI Table 1 with Links
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 [ see note ]
⋙ 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 [Note¹: I assigned WI a ranking of 20]
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
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): Kids Count: New State Rankings on America’s Children 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
I hope this is useful to you.