Turnout for the GOP primary election was only 20.8 percent in 2014 — significantly lower than 2010, when 29.8 percent of registered Republicans showed up to vote.
online voter registration
Large share of young people using Connecticut’s online voter registration
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Nearly 42 percent of those who registered online in 2014 were between the ages of 18 and 29.
Politics
How much casino operators spent lobbying CT state government
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Las Vegas-based MGM filed a lawsuit this week challenging the state law giving the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes exclusive rights to negotiate with municipalities interested in hosting a casino. TrendCT looked at lobbying filings back to 2009 to see how these groups tried to influence state government.
Politics
How much did CT residents give to each presidential candidate?
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Use this tool to see how much money each presidential candidate received from Connecticut residents. This data, from the Federal Election Commission, does not include candidates who did not declare their candidacy before June 30 filing deadline.
campaign finance
Five things to know about Connecticut residents donating to presidential candidates
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Last week, the Federal Election Commission released second quarter data showing how much presidential candidates received from donors. To see what the data said, go here. We parsed the Connecticut contributions and noticed five broad trends.
Politics
Digging into spending on lobbying in Connecticut
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Less than $6 million was spent during the first half of this year on lobbying state administrative agencies while more than $24 million was spent lobbying the legislature. What else did lobbyists spend money on?
Politics
What clients spent on lobbying this legislative session in Connecticut
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More than 900 groups spent almost $30 million lobbying state government between January and June, the Connecticut Office of State Ethics has reported. See which groups spent the most.
Connecticut legislature
Introducing Vote Hound: In Connecticut, does one party really rule?
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Most votes in the Connecticut legislature are unanimous. And when they’re not, they are usually along party lines — with a few defectors, of course. This is among the insights gleaned from our new database, Vote Hound, which sniffs for interesting state House and state Senates votes.