Jim Schultz: Are Minnesotans better off than seven years ago?

Jim Schultz: Are Minnesotans better off than seven years ago?

Share This StoryIn 1980, Ronald Reagan critiqued President Jimmy Carter’s administration by asking Americans: Are you better off than you were four years ago? The nation emphatically answered “no,” and Reagan was swept into office. As Minnesotans evaluate the governorship of Tim Walz, they can similarly ask if they’re better off now than they were seven years ago when he first stepped into the governor’s mansion. The answer would be another “no.…