CT’s nationally-regarded campaign finance program turns 20

CT’s nationally-regarded campaign finance program turns 20

A voting center is pictured during early voting.(Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AP)Running for office is expensive. In Connecticut, the Citizen’s Election Program helps prospective candidates publicly finance their campaigns to keep out private money.Connecticut got the nickname “corrupticut” in the early 2000s. It was in response to former Governor John Rowland’s (R) corruption scandal, in which he had accepted personal favors, like house renovations,…