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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