Wisconsin
By Eric Ostermeier on January 11, 2010
Republicans have swept nearly half the gubernatorial election cycles in the region over the past 100 years, including 1990 and 1994
By Eric Ostermeier on December 22, 2009
Gopher State jumps from 26th highest foreclosure rate in nation to 18th highest over the last 12 months
By Eric Ostermeier on December 21, 2009
Gopher State has seen the 6th lowest increase in the nation in average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline over the past year
By Eric Ostermeier on December 2, 2009
Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin rank among the Bottom 10 states in per capita fatalities; non-hostile deaths account for more than 25 percent of U.S. death toll
By Eric Ostermeier on November 20, 2009
Unemployment in Minnesota has increased 35.7 percent from one year ago
By Eric Ostermeier on November 8, 2009
Region supported amendment banning abortion services from bill by 12-11 vote
By Eric Ostermeier on October 22, 2009
After holding more than 300 gubernatorial elections across the Upper Midwest during the past 160+ years, the region has yet to elect its first female governor
By Eric Ostermeier on October 8, 2009
Minnesota has 5th highest number of fatalities in the nation in 2009
By Eric Ostermeier on October 6, 2009
Presidential nominees who have swept through Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin have won 23 of 27 elections since 1860
By Eric Ostermeier on September 24, 2009
Only 6.3 percent of U.S. House elections since 2002 have been decided by less than 10 points (2 of 32 contests)
By Eric Ostermeier on September 21, 2009
Minnesota continues to have the highest foreclosure rate in the Upper Midwest
By Eric Ostermeier on September 18, 2009
During the previous one and a quarter year span, jobless claims in the Badger State increased 105 percent through July, from 4.4 to 9.0 percent
By Eric Ostermeier on September 15, 2009
Uniform Crime Reports data released this week finds the Gopher State's overall crime rate falling to its lowest level since 1969
By Eric Ostermeier on September 7, 2009
While residents of Iowa and Wisconsin are speaking in loud, disapproving voices over the performance of their respective Democratic governors, Minnesotans are still basically split down the middle over how they rate the performance of Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty. The latest SurveyUSA poll of 600 Minnesota residents, conducted August 26-27,...
By Eric Ostermeier on September 4, 2009
The latest round of SurveyUSA polling finds Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar rebounding back into familiar territory, while many of her Upper Midwestern colleagues see their job performance marks sink to record lows and struggle to reach even a positive net approval rating. Minnesotans give Senator Klobuchar a 58 percent...
By Eric Ostermeier on September 1, 2009
Although Barack Obama's approval rating has taken an (expected) hit in Minnesota since the beginning of his term, a hit all presidents endure, a new SurveyUSA poll finds Gopher State residents much more patient with the new Democratic president than many states across the nation. A poll of 600 adults,...
By Eric Ostermeier on August 25, 2009
As it turns out, the three-tenths of a percent decrease in jobless claims announced last week by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is the backdrop to an even larger story of (relatively) good economic news for Minnesotans. While Minnesota has endured record setting increases in unemployment over...
By Eric Ostermeier on August 21, 2009
New unemployment data released this week for the month of July in Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin provides largely good news on the labor force front in the Upper Midwest. In Minnesota, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 8.4 percent in June to 8.1 percent in July. Minnesota's jobless...
By Eric Ostermeier on August 18, 2009
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle's official announcement on Monday that he would not be seeking a third term created not only a newfound battle for the Democratic nomination, but also a scenario whereby the Badger and Gopher States will both have open gubernatorial races on the Election Day ballot for...
By Eric Ostermeier on July 27, 2009
June was not a good month for jobs in the Upper Midwest, with unemployment increasing in Minnesota and three of its four neighboring states - Iowa, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. While unemployment remains below the national average across the region, the current rate of increase of jobless claims remains on...
