HARTFORD – Comparing the quality of governance between states can be challenging, but website 247wallst.com gave it a try. And Connecticut didn’t do well.

The website has, for seven straight years, reviewed the outcomes and conditions of every state in the country, ranking each based on finances as well as social and economic indicators. This year, for the fifth year in a row, North Dakota ranks as the best run state in the country. For the second consecutive year, New Mexico ranks worst.