Public Financing

The dominance of wealthy self-funders in gubernatorial races is prompting Connecticut lawmakers to examine whether public financing needs an update.

New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker files his first re-election campaign finance report this week. It is expected to show that he has raised enough money to qualify for public financing.

The Republican nominee for governor in Connecticut, Bob Stefanowski, pledged to self-finance his campaign. But he might be finding it hard to raise enough…

A federal judge has upheld a decision by the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission to bar Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim from obtaining public campaign…