The group studies each state's transparency and ethics enforcement. Eight states received failing grades.
New Jersey tops the list with a B+. Illinois gets a C and ranks tenth on the list, despite having two former governors in prison.
Only five states earned a B grade: New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington, California and Nebraska. Nineteen states got Cs and 18 received Ds.
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