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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CT: Campaign Finance Reform/Money in Pol

Al menos seis estados y docenas de jurisdicciones locales han introducido legislación para prohibir el uso de máquinas tabuladoras de papeletas, confiando en su lugar en el recuento manual para determinar los resultados electorales a pesar de que las máquinas tienen un mayor índice de precisión. (Adobe Stock)
Aumenta presión sobre CT gobernador para mejorar la infraestructura electoral

Organizaciones de Defensa electorales en Connecticut están pidiendo fondos al gobernador Ned Lamont para garantizar la infraestructura electoral …

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The Citizens' Elections Program was launched more than a decade ago in Connecticut, following multiple corruption scandals in the state. (HappyLenses/Adobe Stock)
Report: Citizens' Election Program Sets Standard for Clean Elections

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut is setting the standard for publicly funded elections fueled by small donors, according to a new report from Common …

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The Connecticut GOP’s proposed state budget would eliminate the Citizens Election Program. (jglazer75/Wikimedia Commons)
CT’s Public Financing Election Law in Jeopardy?

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Good government groups are saying 'no' to GOP plans to scrap Connecticut's campaign-funding system. The Citizens Election …

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Research shows a direct correlation between percentage of votes and percentage of money. <br />(Alvimann/Morguefile)<br />
New Study Shows Link Between Dollars and Votes

HARTFORD, Conn. – As public outrage over the influence of money in politics continues to grow – seen in both the Bernie Sanders and …

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Seventy-four percent of 2014 political candidates participated in Connecticut's Clean Elections law. Credit: Jim Bowen/flickr.com
CT Democratic Party Leaders Propose a Step Backwards

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Leaders of Connecticut's Democratic Party have proposed suspending the state's Clean Election law as a way to help close the …

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PHOTO: Campaign money played a bigger role in 2014 than in any midterm in history, But Connecticut's U.S. senators are take less PAC money than average, with Sen. Richard Blumenthal accepting only 14 percent of his campaign funding from PAC money. Credit: Official U.S. Senate Photo
Fight for Clean Elections Moves Forward

HARTFORD, Conn. – The corrupting influence of money in politics is getting worse, according to recent reports by Clean Slate Now and the Center …

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PHOTO: The proposed 28th Amendment fell short of the 60 U.S. Senate votes needed for passage last week. Voting rights advocates see it as a sign of the extent to which U.S. election fairness has been compromised. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress.
28th Amendment D.O.A.: A Sign of Compromised Elections?

HARTFORD, Conn. – The U.S. Senate debated the so-called Democracy for All Amendment last week – and then voted along party lines to kill …

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Photo: Oral arguments could come next week in a challenge to recent changes in Connecticut's campaign finance law. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
CT Campaign Finance Limits in the Legal Balance

HARTFORD, Conn. – You might call it Connecticut's version of Citizen's United – and the case could be headed for oral arguments next week…

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Connecticut Leads the Way in Getting Money Out of Politics

HARTFORD, Conn. - People concerned about getting money out of politics in Connecticut have been keeping an eye on New Hampshire, where the issue has …

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Supremes Could Decide Sky's the Limit for Campaign Donations

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Another major Supreme Court decision on campaign finance could come as early as next week. In McCutcheon v. the Federal Elections …

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Photo: In the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School the state has passed historic legislation reforming gun laws. Photo credit: courtesy wikimedia commons
Stricter Gun Laws & Millions for School Safety

HARTFORD, Conn. - Much has changed since the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School almost a year ago, starting with historic reforms to …

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PHOTO: PBS “Frontline” correspondent Hedrick Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Soviet Union, has turned his attention to America and what’s ailing it. Courtesy Hedrick Smith Productions.
Who’s “Dismantling” the American Dream?

HARTFORD, Conn. - Hedrick Smith won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the Soviet Union and wrote a best-seller called "The Russians." Now it's …

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