Colorado is the second freest state in the US: George Mason University
George Mason University just released a survey ranking states from "freest to least free." Colorado placed second freest overall. According to George Mason, the motto of New Hampshire "Live Free or Die," is well deserved. New Hampshire ranked as the freest state overall. The top 10 freest states were:
1. New Hampshire 2. Colorado 3. South Dakota 4. Idaho 5. Texas 6. Missouri 7. Tennessee 8. Arizona 9. Virginia 10. North Dakota
George Mason's Hall of Shame, 10 least free states started with the Big Apple:
50. New York 49. New Jersey 48. Rhode Island 47. California 46. Maryland 45. Hawaii 44. Washington 43. Massachussetts 42. Illinois 41. Connecticut 40. Vermont
The overall rankings were based on rankings in the areas of freedom extant in fiscal policy (Colorado ranked #5), regulatory policy (#11), economic freedom (#3), and personal freedom (#16). Alaska blew all of the other states away in the personal freedom rankings. http://www.mercatus.org/uploadedFiles/Mercatus/Publications/Freedom%20in%20the%2050%20States.pdf
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