Nevada’s county websites have received a collective grade of “F” from Sunshine Review, a non-profit organization that promotes transparency from both state and local governments.

The grade is part of Sunshine Review’s My Government Website project, which ambitiously aims to evaluate the transparency websites of each city, county, school district and state agency in the nation. The Sunshine Review grades the sites by determining whether each site has adequate information in ten areas: budgets, meetings, elected officials, administrative officials, audits, lobbying, public records, building permits and zoning, public records and taxes.

Each county website is graded individually, with Washoe County’s website earning the highest grade out of Nevada’s 17 counties: a “B-.” Sunshine Review praises the site for its comprehensive information on county budgets, audits, meetings, taxes, elected officials, and administrative officials, though it notes that the site lacks information on contracts, lobbying and public records.

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