Don’t ask, don’t tell: On disclosure of state legislators’ financial interests, Minnesota gets 40th place and a big fat F

The Center for Public Integrity has released a new edition of its periodic States of Disclosure assessment, which ranks U.S. states on the quality of their public disclosure requirements for legislators’ financial interests. And Minnesota is one of 20 states (down from 24 three years ago) that still earns a flunking grade from CPI.

The CPI report notes that 14 states have beefed up their disclosure rules since the survey was last updated in 2006. Minnesota, needless to say, is not one of them.

Here’s an interactive map showing how all states fared. Currently, Minnesota requires only that legislators disclose the names of any securities they own–but no valuations–as well as non-homesteaded real estate holdings and any parimutuel gambling interests.