Gov. Jodi Rell – Chris Powell column

Public campaign financing has yet to improve the state

By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut’s system of “public” financing of election campaigns, the Citizens Election Program, established in 2005 under Gov. Jodi Rell, still sounds good in principle. Candidates for state office who restrict themselves to small donations and raise a threshold amount qualify for fairly substantial grants of campaign money from state government. Connecticut DemocratsContinue reading “Public campaign financing has yet to improve the state”

Rell’s capital went unspent; and choices take courage

By Chris Powell Connecticut was very happy with Jodi Rell when she was governor. Her ascension upon John Rowland’s resignation under threat of impeachment for corruption brought relief from months of scandal and dissembling. Rell, who died the other day after eight years of retirement in Florida, was calm, cordial, reasonable, honest, and not partisan,Continue reading “Rell’s capital went unspent; and choices take courage”