"… egislators any time during the year. They rank second and third (tied with Connecticut) respectively in the Center's survey.But lobbyists can bypass even those t …"

"… nbsp;provides an easy Web search that totals spending by industry.The Connecticut State Ethics Commission provides multiple search capability on the We …"

"… York, Los Angeles and Chicago. It also made Tribune the dominant player in Connecticut. While Tribune is grandfathered in Chicago, it is not in its new markets. …"

"… has upset some lawmakers.Six members of the congressional delegation from Connecticut, home to Sikorsky Aircraft, wrote to the Pentagon to protest the Russian p …"

"… second-highest amount of any House member, from the industry. Jim Himes of Connecticut received $1.2 million. He was followed by Ron Klein of Florida and Carolyn …"

"… country — fewer than 700,000 people in less space than the U.S. state of Connecticut — seems at times like the private corporation of the prime minister and …"

"… n unpaid taxes, and so far has retrieved $16 million in payment. Likewise, Connecticut has recouped at least $2.48 million through such efforts; Michigan, $12.5 …"

"… unpalatable by political appointees.In January 1970, Rep. John Monagan, a Connecticut Democrat, declared that it was time to examine the entire advisory process …"

"… it works in the states that have that," said Alan Plofsky, director of the Connecticut State Ethics Commission.Scope of the surveyThe study, conducted between Oc …"

"… initiative, executive director Marilyn Hughes told the Center.In 1978 the Connecticut state legislature, under lingering post-Watergate public pressure and face …"

"… merely treat the commission and the ethics laws it enforces as a nuisance.Connecticut's Plofsky, on the other hand, can tick off from memory a list of legislati …"

"… e state's general fund, which is adjusted for inflation and other factors. Connecticut's Plofsky said in his state "there's been some discussion of maybe giving …"

"… between 1997 and 2000. Those states include Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minne …"

"… ke its investigative findings binding.Actual FindingsJust three states — Connecticut, Pennsylvania and West Virginia — have not issued a finding against a le …"