12/03/16 – By Editorial Board
Leaders of Connecticut government’s watchdog agencies — the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the Office of State Ethics and the Freedom of Information Commission — worry they may face crippling cuts as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature tackle looming budget deficits in excess of $1 billion. “I am always hopeful, but I’m still worried,” Carol Carson, Office of State Ethics executive director, told the (Meriden) Record-Journal. [Read More]