The Cato Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors was created some 30 years ago by Unleash Prosperity co-founder Stephen Moore and we’re thrilled the report lives on.
This year’s edition was written by our friend Chris Edwards and here is how he summarizes the results:
Six governors receive a grade of A: Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Jim Pillen of Nebraska, Jim Justice of West Virginia, Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Kristi Noem of South Dakota, and Greg Gianforte of Montana.
These governors have led the largest wave of state tax-cutting in decades. As discussed in the report, half of the states have cut individual or corporate income tax rates in recent years.
Kim Reynolds of Iowa is the highest-scoring governor. She signed into law a series of major tax reforms and held annual average spending growth to just 2.3 percent.
