Grading on corruption: WA gets B-, ID a D-

OLYMPIA – Washington is among the least “corruptible” states in the nation, while Idaho placed 40th out of 50 in a scorecard released Monday.

Two watchdog organizations, the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity joined with Public Radio International and journalists around the country to score the states on some 330 questions involving a wide array of government activities.

The scores were then tallied, and letter grades assigned. No state got an A. . .

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