Florida gets a D- in new ranking of state govt. accountability and transparency assessment
The state of Florida is getting a failing grade in a new report ranking and assessing state government accountability and transparency. The Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity has just reviewed every state in the country in these categories, and gives Florida a score of 61, a D-. That ties the Sunshine State for 30th place among the 50 states in the nation, a drop from 2012, when the state earned a C- from the same group. The report says that the two…