 KEYC | January 30, 2018
Ahead of Tuesday night's State of the Union Address, POLITICO has named Minnesota the second strongest state in the Union.
It’s the fourth time Minnesota has ranked among the top two in the nation.
The annual analysis is based on 14 separate categories that take education, quality of life, and economic health of each state into account.
While Governor Dayton says the ranking reaffirms what we already know about Minnesota, he did say there’s still work to be done in making sure this state is a place where everyone can succeed.
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MPR | January 30, 2018
Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed Jan Malcolm as the new commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health.
Malcolm previously held the position from 1999 to 2003 under then-Gov. Jesse Ventura. She is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Malcolm takes over a state agency working to overcome significant failures in its system for investigating elder abuse complaints. During a state Capitol news conference Tuesday, Malcolm said her priority and the governor’s is to fix the broken system.
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Star Tribune | January 30, 2018
Gov. Mark Dayton has appointed former Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm to lead the state Health Department, following highly publicized breakdowns in senior home regulation that led to the resignation of the agency’s previous leader.
Malcolm, a veteran health care executive with a national reputation in health policy, led the department under Gov. Jesse Ventura from 1999 to 2003.
“Jan Malcolm brings exceptional experience in public and nonprofit health management to the Minnesota Department of Health,” Dayton said during a Tuesday morning news conference.
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WCCO | January 30, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Minnesota is one of the strongest states in the country.
That’s according to the website Politico, which released its quasi-annual “State of our Union” rankings Tuesday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address.
Minnesota earned the No. 2 spot on the list, which ranks states based on a number of criteria, such as crime rates, income inequality, wellbeing and student test scores.
For the fourth straight year, New Hampshire topped the list, although it tied with Minnesota in 2016.
According to Politico, the Land of 10,000 Lakes’ high ranking is due to its low unemployment, high per capita income, high life expectancy and low rates of violence crime.
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