Minnesota: One of the Worst States to Work and Start a Business
Report shows Minnesota is less prosperous than regional peers, including Wisconsin

AFP Foundation-Minnesota just released its yearly economic competitiveness booklet: Keeping Minnesota Competitive: Prosperity in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. This booklet analyses the economic state of Minnesota and the prosperity of its citizens using important statistics such as population growth and gross domestic product (GDP), private sector job growth, business tax climate, and state spending and debt. Click here to access the booklet.

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ST. PAUL – Despite Governor Dayton’s unrelenting push for a $650 million taxpayer-funded Minnesota Vikings football stadium, two-thirds of registered Minnesota voters are against a Vikings’ stadium funded by taxpayer dollars, according to a poll released today by Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota.

“Just three months after balancing the state budget with his proposal to delay aid to school districts while also borrowing against tobacco company settlements, Governor Dayton is proposing a $650 million contribution from state and local government to pay for the Vikings new football stadium. Today, it is clear that Minnesotans oppose this reckless spending of their hard-earned taxpayer dollars,” said John Cooney, Minnesota State Director of Americans for Prosperity.