Category: Connecticut

The Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission was audited recently and some issues were noted here. The state agency responsible for dispensing millions of dollars in public grants for candidates to finance their campaigns received a harsh audit last week.

A Citizens United response bill advanced in Connecticut and a report is here.

Here’s a story from Connecticut on the state’s public financing system. Legislative leaders insist they are committed to the state’s public campaign finance program, but advocates say repeated raids on the program’s funding-totaling $48 million so far-to balance the state budget is threatening its survival.