Last on List: Michigan Ranks Worst Among State Governments for Integrity
There's nowhere to go but up for Michigan legislative, judicial and executive branches, according to a public interest group study evaluating state governments in terms of openness and safeguards against conflicts of interest.
We're at the bottom of a 50-state list from the Center for Public Integrity, a 26-year-old nonpartisan, nonprofit group in Washington, D.C.
Michigan fails in campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, ethics enforcement, procurement, pension fund management, civil service management, access to information and accountability by all three government branches, according to grades issued Monday.
"The shadowy aspects of Michigan’s money-driven politics serve as a key reason why the state ranks last," Metro Detroit journalist Chad Selweski writes at the center's website. "Michigan received an F in 10 of the 13 categories of government operations that were examined."
A significant factor in Michigan’s 2015 ranking is its lack of effective disclosure rules for officials in nearly all facets of state government. Conflicts of interest and potential public corruption remain buried in an honor system with no honor.
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