Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Maryland gets D grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation


Assessing the systems in place to deter corruption in state government











Public Access to Information
GRADE:F(34)
RANK: 41st

Political Financing
GRADE:d-(63)
RANK: 23rd

Electoral Oversight
GRADE:c(75)
RANK: 9th

Executive Accountability
GRADE:d-(63)
RANK: 24th

Legislative Accountability
GRADE:d-(63)
RANK: 22nd

Judicial Accountability
GRADE:d(64)
RANK: 7th

State Budget Processes
GRADE:c+(77)
RANK: 20th

State Civil Service Management
GRADE:c-(70)
RANK: 5th

Procurement
GRADE:c(75)
RANK: 16th

Internal Auditing
GRADE:F(55)
RANK: 49th

Lobbying Disclosure
GRADE:c(74)
RANK: 7th

Ethics Enforcement Agencies
GRADE:F(56)
RANK: 28th

State Pension Fund Management
GRADE:F(59)
RANK: 33rd

3 comments:

  1. The saving grace is that the state maintains consistent integrity rating over the years.

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  2. Maryland... not transparent? Tell me something I don't already know.

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  3. It could be attributed to the two magnetic anomalies the exist in Maryland.

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