Corruption Risk Report Card

Rank among 50 states: 36th

Overall grade:

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Public Access to Information D+ view	Political Financing F view
Executive Accountability C- view	Legislative Accountability F view
Judicial Accountability D- view	State Budget Processes B- view
State Civil Service Management C- view	Procurement B+ view
Internal Auditing A view	Lobbying Disclosure D view
State Pension Fund Management D+ view	Ethics Enforcement Agencies F view
State Insurance Commissions C view	Redistricting F view

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The story behind the score

Utah has tightened its gift ban and campaign finance laws, but has no ethics commission, weak asset disclosure laws, and no requirement for lobbyists to report their compensation. Read more from SII State Reporter John Daley.

Latest state news for Utah

Utah legislators used campaign cash for gym memberships, golf, rent

Jan 23, 2012

Corruption news for Utah, from the Salt Lake Tribune:

Under a law passed two years ago, state officials and candidates are banned from spending campaign donations for personal use. But a loophole allowed them last year to use the money for golf, gym memberships, rent, express lane passes, clothes, luggage and wedding gifts.

Some also used donations — which come largely from special interests that seek to influence legislation — on church contributions, dry cleaning, child care, home Internet and computers, and apparently even tickets to the top of the 100-story John Hancock Building in Chicago.

The law allows such spending if it is “for a political purpose” for campaigns, or “to fulfill a duty or activity of an officeholder.”

Read the rest of the story at the Salt Lake Tribune.

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