State Journal-Register: Report gives state government a C+

[Tweed]

http://www.sj-r.com/Sections/News/Stories/46648.asp

"When a punch comes flying, Illinois rolls quite well.

But short-term thinking has left the state with the biggest, unfunded pension liability in the country, and the government still needs to plan more before making systemic changes.

Those are the conclusions drawn for Illinois in the Government Performance Project, a report released today that grades each state on how well government manages money, people, infrastructure and information.

Illinois gets a C-plus, along with 14 other states, including Indiana, tying Illinois for 30th place. Illinois' remaining neighbors scored in the B range."

No state scored lower than a C-. We came in 30th out of 50. The study was conducted by the Pew Charitable Trust.

[Radical Activist]

1. Considering Rod's greatest achievement

that I ever hear mentioned is his management of the state budget, this doesn't say much for the job he's doing as Governor.