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Submitted by Katie Schlieper on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 18:47

Connecticut's Record Journal has a short note about the state's brand spankin' new Clean Elections program now that candidates for the state legislature are in the thick of qualifying to receive public funds to run their campaigns: "[f]ancy fundraising events and ad books are campaign fundraising tactics of the past."  And that's a good thing.  Connecticut expects very high participation rates among incumbents and challenger in the public financing program.

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