Freedom-loving States Rock the Rankings

States that Are Getting it Right and the Ones Getting it Wrong. With today’s ALG Minute, I’m Catherine Mortensen. The new annual report from the American Legislative Exchange Council that rates states on economic climate is out. For the 14th year in a row Utah is at the top of the rankings. That’s because it prioritized sound, free-market economic policy. We thought it would be interesting to see which states have moved up and down the ladder the most over the last decade. The five most improved states are: North Carolina, Indiana, Wisconsin, Florida, and Oklahoma.The five that are moving down the list fastest are Maryland, Missouri, Virginia, Colorado, and Mississippi. If you’re wondering where California, Illinois, and New York are on this list, they’ve been so stuck in the basement for the last decade, they can’t possibly fall any lower. BTW, Colorado’s problem is that Californians are swarming in and voting for the very progressive policies that have ruined the once-Golden State. For more check us out at the Daily Torch.com.