Presented to the State Government Committee of the New Jersey Assembly. Highlights two important areas of the clean elections pilot program the Assembly should consider amending: Section 8 and Section 11.
In April, Gov. David Paterson shook off pressure to create a system of public financing of campaigns, claiming that there's just no money in the budget for it. Two recent examples of questionable fiscal management might shed light on why....
Here in Connecticut, the system offers a chance for the state to shed its reputation as "Corrupticut" and instead provide a model of open and honest government.