Ohio government websites get high marks in Sunshine Review

Associated Press

DAYTON

Ohio government websites rank high for making public information available to citizens, according to a report by a national pro-transparency group.

The Dayton Daily News reports that the Sunshine Review gave Ohio an overall grade of “B” for making information available to the public on government and school district websites.

Websites are scored based on 10 items the nonprofit says are important for state, county, city or school districts to have. Those include records on budgets, meetings, lobbying, financial audits, contracts, academic performance, public records and taxes.

Sunshine Review president Michael Barnhart says Ohio ranked in the top three of 16 states surveyed.