Pennsylvania has actually improved in national rankings, at least when it comes to informing the public about where politicians are getting campaign contributions.
While Gov. Ed Rendell has spent the summer and fall returning tainted donations from California financier Norman Hsu and answering questions about his relationship with a blonde lobbyist, the state has done a better job overall of keeping the public informed on the sources of political money.
The Campaign Disclosure Project, a collaboration of the UCLA School of Law, the Center for Governmental Studies, and the California Voter Foundation, supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, has issued a new survey ranking the states.
Pennsylvania comes in at No. 22. The state's overall grade improved from D to C+ in the survey. (A total of 36 states passed, 14 failed, and 21 earned higher grades, according to the survey.)
Read the assessment of Pennsylvania's disclosure laws here.
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