Tag Archives: Gov. Ella T. Grasso

State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists

By Chris Powell Lobbyists in Connecticut have a bad reputation, and it may get worse with the recent report from the Office of State Ethics that spending on lobbyists exceeded $28 million in the first quarter of this year and may reach a record high by the end of the year. Does Trump’s budget really spell doomContinue reading “State government’s growth causes record spending on lobbyists”

Open government at 50: Principle isn’t practice

By Chris Powell Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1975, turns 50 this year, the legacy of Gov. Ella T. Grasso, who vigorously advocated it, and the Watergate scandal of the previous two years, which proclaimed the danger of secret power. The FOI law made Connecticut a leader in accountability in government. The lawContinue reading “Open government at 50: Principle isn’t practice”