How does Oregon keep itself so clean?

We talked in June about a study by Indiana University and the City University of Hong Kong that ranked the U.S. states from least to most corrupt, with Mississippi scoring worst and Oregon as best. A couple of weeks ago, Reid Wilson of the Washington Post asked how Oregon does it.

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Former New Orleans mayor jailed 10 years for graft

Ray Nagin, who served as mayor of New Orleans from 2002 until 2010, and became a famous but ineffective leader during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for bribery.

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Ranking America's ten most and least corrupt states

Click image to enlarge (Courtesy of the Public Administration Review)A study by Indiana University and the City University of Hong Kong has ranked the U.S. states from least to most corrupt, with Mississippi scoring worst and Oregon as best.

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