Best and worst \ Records access


November 16, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

The organization Investigative Reporters and Editors ranked all 50 states for open records access on a scale of 4.0 with 4 being the best. The results:

Top five

Nebraska: 3.30

New Jersey: 3.10

Utah: 2.90

Arkansas: 2.80

Virginia: 2.80

Bottom five

Wyoming: 0.30

Alaska: 0.10

Pennsylvania: 0.10

Alabama: 0.00

South Dakota: 0.00

Source: www.ire.org