Financing program may grow
If attempting to level one playing field wasn’t enough to change the face of campaigning in New Haven, why not try to level 31 of them?
For the first time publicly, local leaders are suggesting that the newly created — but so far under-utilized — New Haven Democracy Fund be extended to cover aldermanic races. New Haven’s program for publicly financed elections is the first in Connecticut, offering grants and matching funds to qualified mayoral candidates.
