Bill Mahoney is reporting at Politico New York on how the state of New York fared in the second annual State Integrity Investigation, a data-driven assessment of state government by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity. The probe found that nationwide "open records laws are laced with exemptions and part-time legislators and agency officials engage in glaring conflicts of interests and cozy relationships with lobbyists." New York’s scores varied widely. The state scored an "F" in "ethics enforcement" for its failure to put a system in place to effectively deter corruption. The work performed by the comptroller’s office earned the state a top finish in “internal auditing,” and New York also finished at the top in “civil service management.” At the same time, the state's budgeting process earned Albany a last place finish in the "spending practices" category, and the state finished second from the bottom in “electoral oversight.”  Overall the state finished with a D-, which placed it in a tie for 30th place with Florida. The states with the highest overall scores were Alaska, California and Connecticut; Michigan and Wyoming were the worst performers. Read the full story at Politico New York.