Governing Magazine issued report cards on the governments of all 50 states in their February 2005 issue. It is an interesting report, but prepared to take it with some minor grains of salt.
No state was given an overall grade lower than C-. No state was graded higher than A-. That's a pretty tight set of results. Shouldn't someone have gotten an A+ or an F? Grades at a glance.
But overall, the analysis looks very sound, especially in light of this highlighted sentence that summed up state government:
"Historically tight-fisted Indiana got in trouble when it continued spending as
if the recession hadn't happened."
Preach it! Indiana was graded an overall C+.
Notably, 20 categories were spotlighted and ranked "Strength", "Mid-Level", and "Weakness". Indiana was assessed "Weakness" in 10 categories, (including Long-Term Outlook, Structural Balance, and Budgeting Performance) and "Strength" in just one (Intergovernmental Coordination). More data and analysis.
So what are they focusing on in the Statehouse? Traffic laws, gay marriage, and smoking. Amazing. Pathetic.
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Comments now? Brave man.
When did you decide to allow for comments...Brave man LOL
I just added the comment feature. My thinking is that it would let me see how people respond to my spiels. Call it the ability to float trial balloons. Also, good earnest criticism can help me sharpen up.
Brave? Perhaps daft?
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