A new study by Harvard University's Center for Ethics finds that Kentucky's state government is among the most corrupt in the country, and second to none when it comes to the "legal corruption" of political favors in exchange for campaign contributions. Whereas the most common measure of corruption uses only federal convictions, the Harvard study measures corruption based on the perceptions of experts, surveying hundreds of news and investigative reporters covering state politics. The reporters
A new study by Harvard University's Center for Ethics finds that Kentucky's state government is among the most corrupt in the country, and second to none when it comes to the "legal corruption" of political favors in exchange for campaign contributions. Whereas the most common measure of corruption uses only federal convictions, the Harvard study measures corruption based on the perceptions of experts, surveying hundreds of news and investigative reporters covering state politics. The reporters