State,type,Time,Content
Illinois,Correction,"Nov. 13, 2015, 1:00 p.m.","The question that asks ""In practice, the ethics entity/ies independently initiates investigations and imposes penalties on offenders"" has been corrected to note that the Office of Executive Inspector General does independently initiate investigations. The score did not change. "
Maryland,Correction,"Nov. 13, 2015, 1:00 p.m.","The question that asks ""In law, the ethics entity/ies can propose the creation of relevant laws or regulations to bolster its mission"" has been corrected to note that the Ethics Commission does have the authority to adopt regulations in order to implement ethics laws. The score was changed from NO to MODERATE. "
Maryland,Correction,"Nov. 13, 2015, 1:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator, the state's overall rank improved to tied for 22nd, from 23rd, with incremental improvement in the score. The rounded overall score and grade remain the same. Maryland's score in the category of Ethics Enforcement Agencies improved from a 56 to a 58, and the category rank improved from 28th to 24th."
South Carolina,Update,"Nov. 13, 2015, 1:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Maryland's report card, South Carolina's rank in Ethics Enforcement Agencies is now 25th, not 24th. There was no change to South Carolina's score."
Illinois,Update,"Nov. 13, 2015, 1:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Maryland's report card, Illinois' rank in Ethics Enforcement Agencies is now 26th, not 25th. There was no change to Illinois' score."
Arizona,Update,"Nov. 13, 2015, 1:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Maryland's report card, Arizona's rank in Ethics Enforcement Agencies is now 27th, not 26th. It is now tied with Maryland for 22nd overall. There was no change to Arizona's score."
Oregon,Update,"Nov. 13, 2015, 1:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Maryland's report card, Oregon's rank in Ethics Enforcement Agencies is now 28th, not 27th. There was no change to Oregon's score."
Michigan,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","The score for the indicator ""In law, there are restrictions on decision-makers at state-run pension funds entering the private sector after leaving the office,"" which had previously appeared blank, has been corrected to say NO. There was no change to the state's scores or ranks."
Oregon,Correction,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","The score for the indicator ""In practice, significant government expenditures (projects costing more than 1% of the total state budget) require legislative approval"" has been changed to 100, from 3, to correct a clerical error."
Oregon,Correction,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a clerical error in the scoring of one indicator in Oregon's report card, which is listed here separately, the state's category score for State Budget Processess has been changed to 84, or a B, ranked 13th. It had previously been scored a 74 and ranked 27th. Oregon's overall score improved to 59, now ranked 42nd, up from a 58 and 44th."
Oregon,Clarification,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","The explanation for the indicator ""In practice, the governor and state cabinet-level officials do not use state resources for personal purposes"" has been clarified to better reflect sourcing."
Florida,Correction,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","The score for the indicator ""In practice, the state budgetary debate process is conducted in a transparent manner (i.e. before final approval)"" has been corrected to 25 from 24."
Florida,Correction,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change to the scoring of one indicator in Florida's report card, which is listed here separately, the state's category score for State Budget Processess has been changed to 57 and the rank to 48th. It had previously been scored a 56 and ranked 49th. Florida's overall score improved marginally, placing its rank ahead of, and no longer tied with, New York, at 30th."
Iowa,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Iowa's rank in State Budget Processes is now 14th, not 13th. There was no change to Iowa's score."
Arkansas,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Arkansas rank in State Budget Processes is now 15th, not 14th. There was no change to Arkansas' score."
New Jersey,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, New Jersey's rank in State Budget Processes is now 16th, not 15th. There was no change to New Jersey's score."
North Dakota,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, North Dakota's rank in State Budget Processes is now 17th, not 16th. There was no change to North Dakota's score."
South Dakota,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, South Dakota's rank in State Budget Processes is now 18th, not 17th. There was no change to South Dakota's score."
Alaska,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Alaska's rank in State Budget Processes is now 19th, not 18th. There was no change to Alaska's score."
North Carolina,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, North Carolina's rank in State Budget Processes is now 20th, not 19th. There was no change to North Carolina's score."
New Hampshire,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, New Hampshire's rank in State Budget Processes is now tied for 21st, not tied for 20th. There was no change to New Hampshire's score."
Maryland,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Maryland's rank in State Budget Processes is now tied for 21st, not tied for 20th. There was no change to Maryland's score."
Nevada,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Nevada's rank in State Budget Processes is now 23rd, not 22nd. There was no change to Nevada's score."
Washington,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Washington's rank in State Budget Processes is now 24th, not 23rd. There was no change to Washington's score."
Minnesota,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Minnesota's rank in State Budget Processes is now 25th, not 24th. There was no change to Minnesota's score."
West Virginia,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, West Virginia's rank in State Budget Processes is now 26th, not 25th. There was no change to West Virginia's score."
New Mexico,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, New Mexico's rank in State Budget Processes is now 27th, not 26th. There was no change to New Mexico's score."
Kentucky,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Kentucky's rank in State Budget Processes is now 28th, not tied for 27th. There was no change to Kentucky's score."
Indiana,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Florida's report card, Indiana's rank in State Budget Processes is now 49th, not 48th. There was no change to Indiana's score."
Pennsylvania,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Pennsylvania's overall rank is now 45th, not tied for 44th. There was no change to Pennsylvania's score."
Kansas,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Kansas' overall rank is now tied for 43rd, not tied for 42th. There was no change to Kansas' score."
Maine,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Oregon's report card, Maine's overall rank is now tied for 43rd, not tied for 42th. There was no change to Maine's score."
Vermont,Correction,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","The score for the indicator ""In law, the leadership of the audit entity is protected from political interference"" has been changed to a YES."
Vermont,Correction,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Vermont's report card, which is listed here separately, the state's category score for Internal Auditing has been changed to 73 and is now tied for 43rd. It's overall score improved marginally, making its rank now tied overall for 37th."
Delaware,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Vermont's report card, Delaware is now tied for 43rd in the category of Internal Auditing. There was no change to Delaware's score."
North Dakota,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Vermont's report card, North Dakota is now tied for 37th rank overall. There was no change to North Dakota's score."
Texas,Update,"Nov. 20, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Vermont's report card, Texas is now ranked 39th overall. There was no change to Texas' score."
Vermont,Clarification,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","The explanations for six indicators were updated to clarify that the legislative and judicial branches were not subject to investigative audits in particular, rather than any type of financial audit. No scores were changed."
Washington,Correction,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","The score for the indicator ""In practice, legislative records are accessible to the public in open data format"" has been changed to 100 and the explanation has been updated."
Washington,Correction,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a correction to the score of one indicator, listed here separately, Washington's category score for Legislative Accountability has been changed to 64, from 60, and its category rank has changed to tied for 19th, from 32nd. The state's overall rank changed to 8th, from 12th, with only incremental change in the score."
Kentucky,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Kentucky's overall rank is now tied for 9th, not tied for 8th. There was no change to Kentucky's score."
Nebraska,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Nebraska's overall rank is now tied for 9th, not tied for 8th. Nebraska's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 28th, not 27th. There was no change to Nebraska's score."
Iowa,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Iowa's overall rank is now tied for 11th, not tied for 10th. There was no change to Iowa's score."
Massachusetts,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Massachusetts' overall rank is now tied for 11th, not tied for 10th. There was no change to Massachusetts' score."
Rhode Island,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Rhode Island's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 21st, not 20th. There was no change to Rhode Island's score."
Tennessee,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Tennessee's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 22nd, not 21st. There was no change to Tennessee's score."
Maryland,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Maryland's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 23rd, not 22nd. There was no change to Maryland's score."
Ohio,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Ohio's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 24th, not 23rd. There was no change to Ohio's score."
Hawaii,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Hawaii's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 25th, not 24th. There was no change to Hawaii's score."
Nevada,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Nevada's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now tied for 26th, not tied for 25th. There was no change to Nevada's score."
New York,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, New York's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now tied for 26th, not tied for 25th. There was no change to New York's score."
Kansas,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Kansas' rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 29th, not 28th. There was no change to Kansas' score."
New Hampshire,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, New Hampshire's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 30th, not 29th. There was no change to New Hampshire's score."
Oregon,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Oregon's rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 31st, not 30th. There was no change to Oregon's score."
Illinois,Update,"Dec. 1, 2015, 6:00 p.m.","Because of a change in scoring to one indicator in Washington's report card, Illinois' rank in the category for Legislative Accountability is now 32nd, not 31st. There was no change to Illinois' score."