Miss. lags in sharing campaign data

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/12/8

Basic computer technology – found in almost every office or classroom in America – is giving people easy access to candidates’ campaign finance information in many states.

But not in Mississippi.

A nationwide, yearly study that grades states on how they inform voters about where politicians get their campaign donations gives Mississippi a fat “F” and ranks it 47th out of 50. What’s more, while many other states have improved in recent years, Mississippi had a backslide, dropping from a D to an F.