Utah Ranked 36th for Integrity in Government

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Overall grade

D

65%

Rank among 50 states

36

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Public Access to Information	D+	Political Financing	F
Executive Accountability	C-	Legislative Accountability	F
Judicial Accountability	D-	State Budget Processes	B-
State Civil Service Management	C-	Procurement	B+
Internal Auditing	A	Lobbying Disclosure	D
State Pension Fund Management	D+	Ethics Enforcement Agencies	F
State Insurance Commissions	C	Redistricting	F

State Integrity Investigation

A new report card ranks Utah 36th among states for integrity in government. As KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, the Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity and Public Radio International collaborated on the State Integrity Investigation, which shows Utah has room for improvement in political financing and legislative accountability. . . Utah ranked 36th for Integrity in Government

The Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity and Public Radio International, who conducted the study, gave the best state, New Jersey, a B+. Five states earned a B, 19 earned C's, and 18 D's, including Utah. Eight "flunked", with an F when it comes to transparency, accountability and efforts to weed out corruption.