Delaware got an F for a lack of resources to investigate potential conflicts of interest for government officials.
The Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity found the financial disclosure forms that are provided to the state Public Integrity Commission are not independently checked.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that open government advocates were shocked by the First State’s poor showing.
State Representative John Kowalko told the paper that Delaware does not deserve a passing grade.
The law maker has pushed for eliminating the exemption in Delaware’s Freedom of Information Act that keeps email communications from the public.
