This study comes from the Cato Institute. It rates governors on a scale of spending and taxation increases or decreases.
The report card’s grading is based on 23 objective measures of fiscal performance. Governors who have cut taxes and spending the most receive the highest grades. Those who have increased spending and taxes the most receive the lowest grades.
Only one governor got a “A” while our governor, Linda Lingle, received a “D” and nine governors received a “F”.
The summary is here, an HTML list of all governors is here and this is a (PDF) of the full report.
Hat Tip: Out of Control