Problem is state politics often are just as corrupt as the Feds.
This cannot change until the power of money is firmly separated from politics. Perhaps via public funding of elections or requiring the media to provide significant free time so that it won't cost a fortune to run for office.
“The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.” Mahatma Gandhi