State political battle over Connecticut election watchdogs leaves them searching for new funding

Amid Probes, Malloy Slashes Watchdog Budgets

Amid two high-profile investigations, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy’s administration is moving to slash the budgets of watchdog agencies that enforce ethics, campaign finance and open records laws. The move is a reversal from only a few months ago — before the probes began — when Malloy’s administration said it would not enact such cuts to the…