The Government Performance Project is a non-partisan, independent program of research focused on state governments and the public’s interest in improving their management capacity and performance. The Government Performance Project (GPP) gives state governments information and data they can use to improve management and achieve goals.
The GPP released its annual ratings of government performance for all 50 states. Minnesota got a B+. The only grades awarded higher than the B+ were A-’s to Utah and Virginia. There were four other B+ states: Washington, Michigan, Kentucky, and Delaware. Wisconsin got a B-. The lowest grades are C-’s. They go to only two states: Alabama (no surprise) and California. Yes, California. Looks to me like California and Alabama are beginning to have more in common every year.
The full report on Minnesota from the GPP is available online. It is very complimentary. Sure, there are a couple of admonitions in there about the increase in partisanship in the Legislature and its potential to decrease government performance and drop our grade, but all in all, it’s a pretty good report card.
I will offer my congratulations to the Governor and the State’s Legislative leaders on the outcomes of this report. While we might think things are going poorly with our state government, this report reminds us that it might not be so bad.
In fact, it might not be bad at all.
